professional negotiations agreement - State Employment Relations ...

B. FUNERAL LEAVEgiving authorization to deduct one (1) day from their accumulated sick leave.The LTA will promptly inform the administration of the identity of the donatingbargaining unit member(s) whose day(s) have been utilized by submitting acopy of the signed application form to the Treasurer prior to use of borroweddays.A.4.5. The LTA is responsible for and must resolve any and all disputes between oramong its members arising from the donation of sick days and shall indemnifyand hold the Board harmless for any and all claims against the Board arisingfrom such a dispute.A.4.6. The maximum number of transferred days per school year for the entirebargaining unit shall not exceed twenty (20).B.1. Members of the LTA bargaining unit shall be granted up to a maximum of three (3)funeral days per year for a death in the employee’s immediate family. Immediatefamily is defined as follows: mother, father, brother, sister, son, daughter,grandparents, grandchild, the corresponding-in-laws, spouse or person with whomthe employee makes his/her home.B.2. An obituary notice may be required. Falsification of funeral leave may be consideredas grounds for termination of contract.C. PERSONAL LEAVE:C.1. Members of the LTA bargaining unit shall be granted three (3) unrestricted personalleave days. Personal leave cannot be taken the day before and/or the day after aweekday in which school is not scheduled, a holiday, recess or vacation to includeThanksgiving, Christmas, Spring or Summer or on Parent/Teacher Conference Days.Should an emergency arise, such days may be granted by the Superintendent.Emergency is defined as follows: fire, theft, flood, tornado, earthquake or courtappearance.C.2. Unless there is an emergency situation, members should request use of personal leaveat least forty-eight (48) hours in advance.C.3. Any personal leave days not used by the end of the school year shall be converted tosick leave days and may be accrued.C.4. No more than ten percent (10%) of all teachers in each building shall be grantedpersonal leave on any given working day during the months of May and June on a firstcome first serve basis. Personal leave days cannot be used to extend a school17