Unpaid Educational Leave. Up to twenty-four (24) hours of leave without pay per year, pro-rated for FTE, shall be granted for educational purposes, providing nursing services will not be jeopardized. Paid Educational/Professional Leave/Time: After six (6) months of continuous regular employment, employees shall be allowed up to fifty-six (56) hours of paid leave/time per year, pro-rated for FTE, for education or professional purposes, providing such leave/time shall be subject to scheduling requirements of the Employer, approval by the Employer of the subject matter and certification of attendance and/or completion of the course, where applicable. Educational/professional leave/time may be used on an hourly basis. Educational/professional leave/time accrues on a calendar year basis. Unused time may not be carried over to the next calendar year. Nurse Practitioners will be allowed up to seventy-two (72) hours of paid educational/professional leave/time per year, pro-rated for FTE. Professional leave/time may be granted to employees to attend conventions of employees’ respective professional nursing association provided the number of nurses who wish to attend does not jeopardize provision of health care services. District, State, or National Officers of the Professional Nursing Association shall be exempt from the six (6) months’ eligibility requirement of this Section. Professional leave/time may be used for professional nursing certification exams. Educational/professional time shall be paid at straight time when taken on a scheduled day off. Paid educational/professional time taken on a scheduled day off shall not be included as time worked for purposes of calculating overtime under Article 7.4 or the accrual of benefits.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
