Common use of Employee Sick Leave Bank Clause in Contracts

Employee Sick Leave Bank. When any employee of the District is unable to work due to a personal catastrophic illness or injury and has exhausted all available paid leave to which he/she is entitled, that employee may apply for additional paid sick leave days from the sick leave bank. The employee may receive additional leave from the bank up to the number of work days remaining in the school term during which his/her available paid leave is exhausted, assuming those days are available in the bank. Employees are allowed to draw from the bank only for one continuous personal illness or injury and only after they have exhausted all other available paid leave. The sick leave bank from which days may be withdrawn shall be created by the District’s recognized bargaining units and employee groups in consultation with the Superintendent. Employees may voluntarily contribute up to three (3) of their unused accumulated sick leave days to the bank by written authorization to the Superintendent for each instance, and no employee will be obligated to contribute. The Superintendent shall be responsible for obtaining as needed such written authorizations signed by the contributing employees. Any day contributed to the bank by an employee shall be removed from the contributing employee’s accumulated leave and maintained in the bank.

Employee Sick Leave Bank. B. When any employee of the District is unable to work due to a personal catastrophic illness or injury and has exhausted all available paid leave to which he/she is entitled, that employee may apply for additional paid sick leave days from the sick leave bank. The employee may receive additional leave from the bank up to the number of work days remaining in the school term during which his/her available paid leave is exhausted, assuming those days are available in the bank. Employees are allowed to draw from the bank only for one continuous personal illness or injury and only after they have exhausted all other available paid leave. The sick leave bank from which days may be withdrawn shall be created by the District’s recognized bargaining units and employee groups in consultation with the Superintendent. Employees may voluntarily contribute up to three (3) of their unused accumulated sick leave days to the bank by written authorization to the Superintendent for each instance, and no employee will be obligated to contribute. The Superintendent shall be responsible for obtaining as needed such written authorizations signed by the contributing employees. Any day contributed to the bank by an employee shall be removed from the contributing employee’s accumulated leave and maintained in the bank.