Common use of Use of Sick Leave Bank Clause in Contracts

Use of Sick Leave Bank. (a) Application for use of Sick Leave Bank days shall be submitted by eligible teachers to the chairman of the committee. (b) All applications for use of Sick Leave Bank days shall be accompanied, by a statement from the teacher's attending physician which shall 1. certify and describe the nature of the disability or illness; 2. state the treatment being provided; and 3. state the prognosis for return to performance of assigned duties and responsibilities. (c) A teacher may, upon recommendation of the committee, use up to a maximum of 20 days from the Sick Leave Bank during any one regular school year. (d) A teacher who has used at least fifty (50) of their individually accumulated sick leave days prior to applying for sick leave bank days and who has been granted the maximum days provided for under sub-paragraph (c) above may apply for up to a maximum of an additional twenty (20) days which application the committee may or may not approve.