Community College Faculty (MCCFA) Bereavement Leave
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Purpose: To clarify the faculty bereavement leave practice.

Affected Campuses: All MnSCU community college campuses.

Authoritative References: The employment contract between the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees and the Minnesota Community College Faculty Association, Article 12 - Leaves of Absence with Pay, Section 3 - Bereavement Leave.

Required Form(s): Campus "Request to be Absent from Duty" leave slip.

Responsibility for Implementation: It is the responsibility of the immediate supervisors of community college faculty, in concert with the college human resources director, to assure that the requirements of the bargaining agreement are met.

Clarification of Bereavement Leave Practice:

• The contract provides for up to five (5) days of bereavement leave for the faculty member to use in the event of death of members of their immediate family. The lists below are intended to clarify members of the "immediate family" for purposes of determining the use of bereavement leave.
• For members of the immediate family listed under "Bereavement Leave", the faculty member may have an absence approved for greater than five (5) days, in which case the additional leave days will be deducted from the faculty member's sick leave balance.
• Faculty members must indicate the relationship of the deceased family member on the leave form.

Bereavement Leave

Spouse	Children	Grandparents
Parents	Children (by law/adopted)	TRA Beneficiary
Parents of Spouse	Grandchildren	Wards
Step-Parents	Brothers
Guardian	Sisters

Sick Leave

Grandparent of Spouse

Sister/Brother of Spouse

Personal Leave

Aunt/Uncle	Cousins	Grand Nieces/Nephews
Aunt/Uncle of Spouse	Nephews/Nieces	All Others
Great Aunt/Uncle