Qualifiers. Donated leave is paid at the rate of pay of the member for whom the leave is donated no matter which member donates the leave. Once a member is eligible to apply for another leave benefit such as Long-Term Disability, Workers’ Compensation, or Disability Retirement with one of the retirement systems (School Employees Retirement System), the member must apply and, if determined eligible, may no longer receive or use donated leave. At no time will a member be on donated leave for more than one hundred eighty (180) days consecutively. Members receiving donated leave will be considered in a pay status and shall accrue all benefits for which they normally would be eligible. The use of donated leave shall not be counted towards probationary periods. Members who use donated leave may be subject to a probationary period extension per Article 10. A member using donated leave shall return to duty as soon as the medical condition justifying the use allows their return to duty. Failure to do so shall cause leave donations to cease.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement