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MCCFA Employment Contract 1999-2001
Article 13 - Leaves of Absence Without Pay
Section 1. Unpaid Leaves of Absence.
Subd. 1. Military Leave.
Leave shall be granted to a faculty member who enters into active military service in the armed forces of the United States for the period of military service, not to exceed four (4) years.
Subd. 2. Parenthood Leave.
Upon application, parenthood leave shall be granted without pay to any faculty member who is expecting a child either by natural birth, adoption or through a foster parent program. Parenthood leave requests should be filed as early as possible, but one (1) month prior to date of leave is required. The leave shall commence on the date requested by the faculty member and shall continue for a period of up to nine (9) months, provided, however, that the parenthood leave may be extended upon application to the college president for up to an additional six (6) months. The initial leave and subsequent extension may be adjusted by the college president up to four (4) months to synchronize with an academic semester except that no adjustment may be made which would reduce the initial leave to less than six (6) months without approval of the faculty member.
Subd. 3. Other Leaves of Absence Without Pay.
Upon application, faculty members may be allowed to be absent without pay, with the approval of the college president, consistent with the conditions that such leave shall be granted only when it will not result in undue prejudice to the interests of the college beyond any benefits to be realized. Leaves for the following purposes shall be considered: illness or poor health beyond the limits of paid sick leave; work experience in education, business, industry and/or government; service in a professional organization; and advanced study. Faculty members shall also be granted unpaid leave in accordance with the statewide policy on Family and Medical Leave. (See attachment D for informational purposes only.)
Leaves for personal emergencies will be authorized. Leave requests for other specific personal reasons may be considered. Applications for an extension of a leave will be considered by the college president providing the application for extension is submitted at least ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of the current leave.
For faculty members granted unlimited part-time status on or after July 1, 1987, such leaves shall not be granted for purposes of vacations, non-college employment obligations or opportunities which should or could be accommodated outside of their college assignments.
Subd. 4. Benefits.
No benefits shall accrue to faculty members during unpaid leaves that exceed an aggregate of ten (10) working days in an academic year, except as provided by statute or as otherwise modified in this contract. However, an exception shall be made in case of unpaid leave necessitated by reason beyond the control of the faculty member, in which instance no benefits shall accrue to such faculty member if the unpaid leave exceeds an aggregate of thirty (30) working days in any academic year.
An unlimited faculty member who is granted an unpaid leave for up to one (1) full academic semester shall, upon return, be placed on the salary schedule as if the faculty member's service had been continuous in the system. Such faculty member may be granted this provision once only during the faculty member's career with the Employer. Such one (1) semester shall also be counted as continuous service for purposes of seniority and service to count towards sabbatical leave eligibility.
A faculty member who is granted an unpaid leave specifically to do full time teaching elsewhere, or to engage in other full time endeavors which are related to the faculty member's performance or expertise at the college, (except in cases of extended leaves pursuant to M.S. 136F.43) shall, upon return, be placed on the salary schedule as if the faculty member's service had been continuous in the system, and the time spent on such leaves shall count for seniority purposes as well. When this type of unpaid leave is less than one (1) academic year, the time spent on the leave shall count for sabbatical eligibility.
A faculty member on unpaid leave shall not be considered to have had a break in service. Time spent on leave shall count only toward such benefits as are provided in this contract.
Section 2. Religious Holidays.
Any faculty member who observes a religious holiday on a day which does not fall on a Sunday or a legal holiday shall be entitled to such day off from employment for such observance. Such day off shall be taken without pay, except where the faculty member has unused personal leave, and in that case such day may be charged against the personal leave of the faculty member upon request of the faculty member. The faculty member shall notify the college in writing at least ten (10) days prior to the absence.
Section 3. Extended Leaves of Absence.
Full-time employees who are eligible and apply for extended leave under
M.S. 136F.43,
Subd. 2. (a full-time faculty member who has been employed by the community
college and/or Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees
for at least five (5), years and has at least ten (10) years of allowable
service as defined in M.S.
354.05 Subd. 13.) may be granted a leave without pay of at least three
(3) years, but no more than five (5) years. An extended leave of absence
pursuant to this section may be granted only once. Denials of such leaves
shall not be arbitrary, unreasonable or discriminatory. Pursuant to
M.S. 354.094,
the state shall pay employer contributions into the fund for each year
for which a member who is on extended leave pays employee contributions
into the fund. Such contribution shall be based on the schedule salary
amount the faculty member received in the year immediately preceding the
leave. In accordance with M.S.
136F.43, Subd. 5., the faculty member will be placed back on the salary
schedule at the same column and step the faculty member was on at the
time the leave was granted.