Common use of Sick Leave Fund Clause in Contracts

Sick Leave Fund. The purpose of the sick leave fund is to give additional days of sick leave to employees who experience catastrophic and/or life threatening illness. If the employee has exhausted all of their sick, personal and vacation leave, the employee may receive a donation of sick leave days. For purposes of this procedure, the term "catastrophic and/or life threatening illness" shall include only those illnesses or injuries which are calamitous in nature, constituting a great misfortune. Examples of a catastrophic diagnosis include, but are not limited to the following: • Accident resulting in multiple fractures or amputation of a limb • AIDS • ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) • Cancer • Cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy • Condition causing paralysis • Hemophilia • Mental illness (requiring hospitalization) • Rare disease • Severe burn involving over 20 percent of the body • Severe head injury requiring hospitalization • Spinal cord injury • Stroke or cerebrovascular accident The Personnel Director in collaboration with the Employee Association President will be responsible for the management and record keeping of the sick leave fund. The decision of the Personnel Director and Employee Association President shall be final and binding and shall not be subject to the grievance procedure. If the Personnel Director and Employee Association President cannot agree on whether a donation is warranted, the District, at its cost, shall request the employee seeking the benefits of the sick leave bank to be examined by a physician of the Board’s choosing to determine whether the employee’s condition would qualify as calamitous in nature. An employee may request a donation of sick leave days after they have been out for a minimum of twenty consecutive days for a catastrophic and/or life threatening illness. All requests will be made to the Personnel Director. Each employee may donate one day of their sick leave per fiscal year. If more days are donated than requested, a lottery system will be used to determine which employee’s donated days will be accepted and converted to sick leave for the requestor. Four donated sick leave days will convert to one day of sick leave donated to the employee. An employee may only receive twenty (20) donated sick leave days per fiscal year.

Sick Leave Fund. Any employee who has accumulated and has maintained at least 15 days of unused sick leave days may donate two (2) days of his/her accumulated sick leave to the sick leave fund once a year at the beginning of the school year before September 30. The records for which will be maintained by the Treasurer, who will issue a notice to all employees (after the end of each school year) who qualify to donate to the sick leave fund. The purpose of the a sick leave fund is to give additional days of sick leave to employees of the bargaining unit who experience personal serious accidental injury, emergency surgery, or a catastrophic and/or life threatening illnessillness to themselves or members of their immediate family, as defined in Article 9(C)(5). The donation of that day of sick leave shall not reflect upon the donor employee’s attendance record. Agreement to donate will be reflected on the sick leave fund form (Appendix D). A bargaining unit member must have contributed the required two (2) days of his/her accumulated sick leave during the current school year to utilize the sick leave fund during that school year. If the an employee has exhausted used all of their sickhis/her personal/sick leave and, personal and if applicable, vacation leave, the employee may receive a donation of sick leave days. For purposes of this procedure, the term "catastrophic and/or life threatening illness" shall include only those illnesses or injuries which are calamitous in nature, constituting a great misfortune. Examples of a catastrophic diagnosis include, but are not limited and applies to the following: • Accident resulting in multiple fractures or amputation of a limb • AIDS • ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) • Cancer • Cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy • Condition causing paralysis • Hemophilia • Mental illness (requiring hospitalization) • Rare disease • Severe burn involving over 20 percent of the body • Severe head injury requiring hospitalization • Spinal cord injury • Stroke or cerebrovascular accident The Personnel Director in collaboration with the Employee Association President will be responsible for the management and record keeping of the sick leave fund. The decision , he/she may receive a gift of the Personnel Director and Employee Association President shall be final and binding and shall not be subject to the grievance procedure. If the Personnel Director and Employee Association President cannot agree on whether a donation is warranted, the District, at its cost, shall request the employee seeking the benefits of the sick leave bank to be examined by a physician of the Board’s choosing to determine whether the employee’s condition would qualify as calamitous in nature. An employee may request a donation number of sick leave days after they have been out for a minimum from the sick leave fund up to thirty (30), provided that the President of twenty consecutive days for the Association (or designee), one (1) member of the association chosen by the Association president and the Superintendent (“Sick Fund Committee), in the discretion of each, mutually agree that the employee is deserving, meets the criteria and has suffered personal serious accidental injury, emergency surgery, or a catastrophic and/or life threatening illness. All requests will The maximum number of days a Member may receive from the Sick Leave Fund shall not exceed 185 days during his/her career with the district. Days may not be made received from the Sick Leave Fund for absences due to child birth (natural or caesarian section). Utilization of the Personnel DirectorSick Leave Fund from complications may be authorized. Each employee Days may donate one day not be received from the Sick Leave Fund for absences due to disabilities which qualify the Member for Worker Compensation personal benefits, unless the Member has exhausted all such benefits and his/her own accumulated sick days. The Sick Leave Fund Committee may require a Member to apply for SERS disability as condition of their sick leave per fiscal yearapproval or for continuance of approval. If more days are donated than requested, Employees requesting a lottery system will be used to determine which employee’s donated days will be accepted and converted to sick leave for the requestor. Four donated gift of sick leave days will convert to one day shall complete the applicable part of sick leave donated to the employee. An employee may only receive twenty (20) donated sick leave days per fiscal year.form in Appendix E.