Common use of Sick Leave (including maternity leave Clause in Contracts

Sick Leave (including maternity leave. Full-time contract and regular faculty members will be entitled to ten (10) days of paid sick leave each academic year (Education Code, Section 87781). Hourly faculty shall accrue sick leave at the rate of one (1) hour of sick leave for each 16 hours assigned. 9.2.1 Unused sick leave will accrue throughout the period of employment by each faculty member with the District. 9.2.2 At the beginning of each school year, every contract and regular faculty member will receive a sick leave allotment credit, equal to the entitlement for the school year. A faculty member may use this credited sick leave at any time during the school year. At the beginning of each semester, every hourly faculty member will receive a sick leave allotment credit based on their assigned hours. Upon separation from the District, any sick leave paid but not earned by a faculty member shall be deducted from the final paycheck. 9.2.3 With the first regular payroll of each semester, the District will provide every member with a written statement of the current and accrued sick leave for contract, regular, and hourly faculty. 9.2.4 Faculty employed during the summer session may utilize any hourly sick leave accumulated during the regular school year.