Unpaid Health Leave. Each teacher under regular contract may be granted up to one (1) year unpaid health leave. Said leave shall be granted in accordance with terms specified below:
Unpaid Health Leave. After all paid leaves have been exhausted and the employee is not medically cleared by the District the employee may request an unpaid health leave. Approval of such request shall be at the discretion of the District.
Unpaid Health Leave. A teacher may be granted a health leave without pay after completion of one (1) year of employment. For any such leave a written request from the teacher shall be received by the Superintendent, accompanied by a physician's statement certifying the teacher is unable to fulfill the normal assigned duties for an extended period of time. The leave may be granted for the duration of the current contract year, or for the forthcoming contract year. While on health leave, written notice of the teacher's leave status must be received by the Superintendent on or before March 1 of the year in which the present leave expires. If the teacher states they will return to employment, then a physician's statement certifying fitness to work must be received on or before May 1.
Unpaid Health Leave. 1. An unpaid Health Leave may be granted for the purpose of guaranteeing the position of a faculty member who is unable to work, has used all of the twelve (12) weeks of Family and Medical Leave, and has further exhausted all his/her paid sick leave. The faculty member may request an unpaid health leave. If the faculty member meets the conditions of the unpaid health leave and the needs of the programs/District can be satisfied, the appropriate Vice President may grant the leave and forwarded the recommendation to the Board of Trustees for approval.
Unpaid Health Leave. A unit member who has exhausted all entitlement to sick leave, vacation, compensatory time, and all other available paid leave and who is absent because of continued accident or illness may be granted additional leave with the approval of the District. Such additional leave shall be without pay and may be granted for any period not to exceed eighteen (18) months in increments not in excess of six (6) months. If placed on such leave, the employee shall not again become eligible for paid leave because of the commencement of a new fiscal year until he/she has again rendered service.
Unpaid Health Leave. After exhaustion of all available paid and unpaid leaves of absence provided under this Article for a unit member’s own illness or injury, the District’s Governing Board may grant an unpaid leave of absence up to six (6) calendar months. At the Governing Board’s discretion, such leave may be extend for two additional six (6) month periods. The total leave granted under this section shall not exceed eighteen (18) months. During Unpaid Health Leave, the unit member shall not accrue sick leave or vacation and shall not be entitled to health and welfare benefits under Article 7, unless otherwise required by law. At the end of the Unpaid Health Leave, if the unit member is unable to return to duty the unit member shall be placed on a reemployment list. Such leave shall run concurrently with unpaid FMLA/CFRA leave if FMLA/CFRA leave is taken pursuant under section 11.6.
Unpaid Health Leave. The unit member may, upon application to the Board, be granted unpaid health leave for up to one year. The request must be accompanied by a physician’s recommendation. Such health leave may be extended thereafter in case of extended illness, and, prior to return to service, the District may require medical verifications of the unit member’s ability to serve.
