Master Agreement 2005 - State Employment Relations Board
Master Agreement 2005 - State Employment Relations Board
Master Agreement 2005 - State Employment Relations Board
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able question whether the teacher is able to<br />
perform essential functions of the job; or<br />
d. Where the teacher’s personal physician or<br />
psychologist certification under (2) above<br />
requires additional explanation. The <strong>Board</strong>designated<br />
physician or psychologist shall<br />
provide a written report to the Superintendent.<br />
4. Under this Section (F), the Superintendent<br />
includes the Superintendent or his/her designated<br />
central office administrator.<br />
701.07 Catastrophic Illness/Injury<br />
Sick Leave Donation Procedure<br />
Amemberofthebargaining unit who has exhausted all<br />
accumulated paid leave as a result ofacatastrophic illness<br />
or injury of a temporary nature may be granted<br />
additional sick leave days through the donation of accumulated<br />
unused sick leave by other bargaining unit<br />
members who volunteer to do so in accordance with the<br />
following guidelines:<br />
A. Forpurposes of this procedure, the term “catastrophic<br />
illness or injury” shall include illnesses, disabilities,<br />
injuries and/or surgeries which are calamitous in<br />
nature, constituting a greatmisfortune, where the lack<br />
of immediate treatment will result in a life threatening<br />
orlifedebilitating circumstance for the employee<br />
or immediate family. Examples of catastrophic diagnosis<br />
include, but are not limited to the following:<br />
• Accident resulting in multiple fractures or amputation<br />
of limb<br />
• AIDS<br />
• ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)<br />
• Cancer<br />
• Cerebralpalsy,muscular dystrophy<br />
• Condition causing paralysis<br />
• Hemophilia<br />
• Mentalillness (requiring hospitalization)<br />
• Rare disease<br />
• Severeburninvolvingover 20 percentofthebody<br />
• Severehead injury requiring hospitalization<br />
• Spinalcordinjury<br />
• Stroke or cerebrovascular accident<br />
B. A joint Association/<strong>Board</strong> committee consisting of<br />
three (3) members of the bargaining unit appointed<br />
by the Association and three (3) administrators shall<br />
be appointedonayearlybasis to review requests<br />
under this provision. In order to approve a request for<br />
catastrophic illness/injury sick leave donation, a twothirds<br />
(2/3) vote of the entire committee must prevail.<br />
The jointcommittee will establish rules and pro-<br />
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