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75% of the rate of pay which would have been payable to the employee during the last full payperiod of that contract. Payment is only made for any personal leave credited to an employeeat the beginning of that contract term. Personal leave may not be carried over from onecontract term into another.Section 7. Education Leave For Status Quo Education EmployeesEducation leave for Status Quo education employees is designed to improve the educational program ofthe Bureau. It is subject to determination and approval by Management, whenever funding permits.Education employees, listed in 44 BIAM 630, Subchapter 14, may apply for thirty (30) calendar days ofeducation leave after serving one (1) school year or sixty (60) calendar days in alternate school years.Section 8. Sick LeaveA. General: Employees are expected to maintain their assigned schedule and must make every effortto avoid unscheduled absences. In addition, employees must provide acceptable evidence forabsences when required. Employees normally shall not be required to furnish a medicalcertificate to substantiate a request for approval of sick leave unless such sick leave exceedsthree (3) consecutive work days. Unscheduled absences are any absences from work that are notrequested and approved in advance. Failure to avoid unscheduled absences and maintain aregular schedule may form the basis for disciplinary action and/or contract non-renewal.B. Sick Leave is earned by full-time employees at the rate of four (4) hours per pay period while ina pay status. Advanced leave and pre-credit leave is not authorized under the contract educationleave system.C. Purpose: Sick Leave may be used to:(1) Receive medical, dental, or optical examination or treatments;(2) Address the employee’s incapacitation due to physical or mental illness; injury,pregnancy, or childbirth;(3) Provide for the care of a family member as a result of a serious health condition asdefined in the regulations promulgated for application of the Family and Medical LeaveAct (29 CFR 825) to contract education employees;(4) Address the exposure to a communicable disease;(5) Address the adoption of a child, including any necessary requirements to complete theadoption.D. Approval Process: Normally anticipated sick leave should be requested as far in advance aspossible. In the event that the employee is compelled to request unanticipated sick leave, he/sheshould make every effort to notify his/her supervisor as soon as possible, and in no event, later102