Transcript Leaves_and_Absences_Presentation

Compensation and Benefits
Leaves and Absences
DEC (LOCAL)
Types of Sick / Personal Leave
State sick leave accumulated prior to the
1995-1996 school year.
 Local sick leave.
 State personal leave.
 Local extended sick leave.
 Sick leave pool.
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State Sick Leave
Accumulated prior to May 30, 1995.
 Accumulates and transfers from one
district to another.
 First leave used for:
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personal illness,
 illness in the immediate family,
 family emergency, or
 death in the immediate family.
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Local Sick Leave
Full-time employees earn five days of local
leave per school year, at a rate of one-half
a workday for each 18 workdays of
employment.
 Accumulates to a maximum of 60 days.
(Those with over 60 days are
“grandfathered”.)
 Does not transfer if you terminate your
employment with ECISD.
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Local Sick Leave
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Upon retirement from ECISD through the
Teacher Retirement System, accumulated local
sick leave will be paid at the current daily rate of
a certified substitute. (Maximum 60 days)
Second tier of leave used for:
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personal illness,
illness in the immediate family,
family emergency, or
death in the immediate family.
Local Sick Leave
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May also be used for first-year care
following the birth or adoption of an
employee’s child, or placement of a child
with the employee for foster care.
Medical Certification for Sick Leave
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An employee absent for more than five
consecutive workdays because of:
personal illness, or
 Illness in the immediate family
shall submit medical certification of the illness.
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Medical certification shall be made by a
health care provider.
State Personal Leave
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Each employee earns state personal leave at
the rate of one-half workday for each 18
workdays of employment, up to a statutory
maximum of five workdays annually.
Accumulates and transfers from one district to
another.
Third tier of leave used for:
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personal illness,
illness in the immediate family,
family emergency, or
death in the immediate family.
Types of State Personal Leave
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Non-discretionary
Used for the same
reasons and in the same
manner as state sick
leave and local sick
leave:
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personal illness,
illness in the immediate
family,
family emergency, or death
in the immediate family
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Discretionary
Taken at individual
employee’s discretion,
subject to limitations:
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must be requested,
limited duration, and
schedule limitations.
“Discretionary” Personal Leave
Limitations
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A written request must be submitted to
immediate supervisor at least three days in
advance.
May not be taken for more than three
consecutive days.
May not be taken:
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On the day before / after a school holiday;
Days scheduled for end-of-semester exams;
Days scheduled for state-mandated assessment
tests; or
Professional or staff development days.
Local Extended Sick Leave
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When personal illness or disability,
including pregnancy-related disability,
extends beyond the number of
accumulated sick days available, the
employee shall receive his or her regular
salary less the substitute pay (whether or
not a substitute is employed) for a period
of 20 days.
Sick Leave Pool
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The District permits sick leave pools to be
established for employees according to
District guidelines.
Sick Leave
Definitions
Immediate Family
Spouse.
 Son or daughter, including:
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a biological, adopted, or foster child,
 a son- or daughter-in-law,
 a stepchild or legal ward, or
 a child for whom the employee stands in loco
parentis.
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Immediate Family
Parent, stepparent, parent-in-law, or other
individual who stands in loco parentis to
the employee.
 Sibling, stepsibling, sibling-in-law.
 Grandparent and grandchild.
 Any other person who may be residing in
the employee’s household at the time of
illness or death.
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Family Emergency
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Shall be limited to disasters and lifethreatening situations involving the
employee or a member of the employee’s
immediate family.
Other Issues
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Employees are charged leave as used even if a
substitute is not employed.
Leave is recorded in whole workdays and half
workdays.
Paid leave for the current year is available for
use at the beginning of the school year, but shall
not be approved for more workdays than have
been accumulated in prior years plus the ten
days to be earned during the current year.
Other Issues
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When an employee who has used more
than he or she has accumulated ceases to
be employed by the District, the cost of the
unearned leave days are deducted from
the employee’s final paycheck.
Temporary Disability
All full-time employees are eligible for
temporary disability leave.
 The maximum length of temporary
disability leave shall be 180 calendar days.
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Court Appearances
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Absences for court appearances related to
an employee’s personal business shall be
deducted from the employee’s leave or, at
the option of the employee, shall be taken
as leave without pay.
Other Types of Leave
Family Medical Leave
 Leave of Absence
 Assault Leave
 Federal Leave for Military Service
 State Leave for Military Service
 Compliance with a Subpoena
 Jury Duty
 Developmental Leave of Absence
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