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MnSCU-UTCE Master Agreement 1997-1999
ARTICLE 18
Paid Leaves
Section 1. Compensation. Faculty members will receive compensation for all paid leave days equal to compensation received for a regular duty day, as described in this Agreement. Accrual of all benefits (seniority, salary advancement, retirement, insurance's etc.) continues uninterrupted during any paid leave.
Section 2. Sick Leave.
Subd. 1. Initial Allowance. Upon initial employment each faculty member shall be credited with twenty (20) days of sick leave allowance. At the beginning of the third academic year of employment and each academic year thereafter, each faculty member shall be credited with ten (10) days of sick leave. Unused sick leave will accumulate to one hundred twelve (112) days.
(a.) One (1) additional day of sick leave shall be credited to each faculty member for every four (4) weeks of additional assignments.
(b.) A faculty member who is reinstated or re-appointed within four (4) years from the date of resignation or retirement may have the accumulated but unused sick leave balance restored and posted to the faculty member's credit provided such sick leave was accrued in accord with the provisions of the Agreement.
(c.) Faculty member's accrued sick leave from the transferring districts shall be credited to current sick leave and shall continue to accrue. Sick leave transferred or earned over the maximum will be considered lapsed but shall be recorded to the faculty member's credit. In the event that a faculty member with an illness exhausts the current accumulated sick leave and has lapsed sick leave recorded to the faculty member's credit, additional sick leave shall be granted to the extent required by the faculty member's illness, but not to exceed the total amount of lapsed sick leave. The president may request a statement from a medical practitioner before granting additional sick leave.
Subd. 2. Utilization.
(a.) Sick leave may be used in one-hour increments.
(b.) Sick leave shall be granted for absences made necessary by reason of illness, injury, for dental or medical care, by exposure to contagious disease so that attendance on duty may endanger the health of other faculty members or the public, or the illness of the faculty member's spouse, or parent for such periods as the faculty member's attendance shall be necessary.
(c.) An employee may use sick leave benefits provided by the Employer for absences due to an illness of or injury to the employee's child for such reasonable periods as the employee is able to use sick leave benefits for the employee's own illness or injury.
(d.) Sick leave may be used in accordance with the state-wide policy on the Family Medical Leave Act.
Section 3. Bereavement/Critical Illness.
Subd. 1. Critical Illness Definition. Critical illness shall be defined as in-patient or emergency hospitalization with the leave being taken during the hospitalization or immediately thereafter.
Subd. 2. Utilization. A faculty member shall be granted up to five (5) days of approved leave as necessary for bereavement/critical illness purposes. Immediate family bereavement/critical illness leave of up to five (5) days shall not be deducted from sick leave. The term "immediate family" shall mean: spouse, parents, parents of spouse, guardian, children, grandchildren, brothers, sisters, grandparents, or wards of the faculty member or faculty member's spouse, or the named beneficiary in the faculty member's retirement program. Other approved bereavement/critical illness leave may be deducted from sick leave.
Section 4. Personal Leave. Upon prior notification, each full-time faculty member will be granted two (2) days per academic year for use as personal leave accumulative to a maximum of four (4) days. A faculty member may not use more than two (2) days of personal leave per quarter or semester. Prior approval may be required only if more than ten percent (10%) of the faculty at a campus request personal leave on any given day. Personal leave may be used in one- half ( ½) day increments. Upon approval by the president/designee a faculty member may be granted the use of additional personal leave days.
Section 5. Legal Leave.
Subd. 1. Jury Leave. A faculty member shall be excused from work for jury service. For the duration of such leave the faculty member shall be paid her/his regular pay. Payments received for jury service will be retained by the faculty member.
Subd. 2. Court Appearance Leave. Leave shall be granted for appearance before a court, legislative committee, or other judicial or quasi-judicial body in response to a subpoena or other direction of proper authority for job related purposes other than those instituted by the employee or the exclusive representative. Leave shall also be granted for attendance in court in connection with an employee's official duty, which shall include any necessary travel time. Such employee shall be paid for the employee's regular rate of pay but shall remit to his/her Appointing Authority the amount received, exclusive of expenses, for serving as a witness, as required by the court. Unpaid leave shall be granted or personal leave requested for appearances before a court, judicial, or quasi-judicial body in response to a subpoena, except for situations in which paid leave is granted under this Subdivision.
Section 6. Military Leave. Faculty members who are members of the state or federal armed services are entitled to leave of absence with pay as defined in Minnesota Statutes.
Section 7. Adoption Leave. A faculty member shall be granted up to five (5) days, charged against sick leave, for placement of an adoptive or foster child.
Section 8. Accounting for Sick and Personal Leave. At the end of each fiscal year, an accounting of sick and personal leave status will be provided to each faculty member.
Section 9. Pro rata. The provisions of Section 2. Sick Leave, Section 3. Bereavement/Critical Illness Leave and Section 4. Personal Leave above shall apply on a pro rata basis to all part-time faculty members with an appointment of .5 FTE or above.
Section 10. Advanced Degree or Certification Leave. A faculty member shall receive a paid leave of up to five (5) days to take written or oral exams for an advanced degree or certification, upon the president's prior approval.