Compassionate Leave Bank. The compassionate leave bank exists so employees may donate payout of sick leave days for use by eligible employees who need extended time off due to a catastrophic, serious health condition of a member of the employee's immediate family, residing within the employee's household, for whom the employee is the primary caregiver. Immediate family shall be defined as husband, wife, father, mother, son, daughter, sister, brother, aunt, uncle, first cousin, niece, nephew, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, stepfather, stepmother, stepbrother, stepsister, stepson, stepdaughter, half brother or half sister. The employee must exhaust all applicable paid leave prior to application to the compassionate leave bank. Funds generated from the payout of donated sick leave shall be deposited into the compassionate leave bank.
Compassionate Leave Bank. The Parties agree to establish Compassionate Leave Bank (Bank). The Bank shall operate in strict compliance with the language of this article. The Compassionate Leave Bank (Bank) provides benefits equivalent to medical leave for participants who experience personal injury or illness, including illness caused by or related to pregnancy or maternity (herein referred to as a “Qualified Illness”) and are for such reason unable to perform the essential functions of their assigned position. It is to be used only after the expiration of all other forms of paid leave such as, but not limited to, Long-Term Medical, Personal Time Off, Floating Holiday Hours, Xxxxx Days, and Compensatory Time. The Human Resources Division will administer the Bank and will keep the only official records of all hours in the Bank and all hours granted to and used by participants. The plan year for the Bank commences January 1st of each year. The Human Resources Division Director will review requests for benefits and will be solely responsible for determining the eligibility of a participant to receive benefits pursuant to this article.
Compassionate Leave Bank. A unit member may use personal days to build a compassionate leave bank containing a maximum of ten (10) days. The use of compassionate days is restricted to illness in the family or family emergencies. Once banked, single compassionate leave days may be used by the unit member upon request. Unit members who desire to use two (2) or more compassionate leave days in succession, or who wish to use compassionate leave days in tandem with personal days, must secure the approval of the superintendent.
