Child Rearing Leave 12.7 If a teacher does not desire to return to her position as soon as she is physically able to do so, following the birth of a child, or a father wishes to remain home to rear a newborn child, he/she may apply for a child rearing leave of absence under the following conditions:
Reemployment Former state employees who are re-employed within five (5) years of leaving state service will be granted all unused sick leave credits they had at separation.
APPOINTMENT IN A HIGHER CLASS 440. An employee who is a permanent appointee following completion of the probationary period or an employee who has served six (6) months of continuous service, and who is appointed to a position in a higher classification, deemed to be promotive by the Department of Human Resources shall have the employee’s salary adjusted to a step in the promotive class as follows: