SICK LEAVE BANK FOR EMPLOYEES REPRESENTED BY THE JEFFERSON COUNTY TEACHERS ASSOCIATION PROCEDURES/GUIDELINES

For other information or copies of forms please contact Jennifer Lawson at (502) 454-3400.

PURPOSE:
The purpose of the Jefferson County Teachers Association(JCTA) Sick Leave Bank is to provide to eligible voluntarily participating employees, who have exhausted all of their accumulated sick leave, the means of obtaining additional sick leave days upon proper approval of the JCTA Sick Leave Bank Approval Committee appointed by the JCTA.

ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES:
All employees covered by the terms and conditions of the negotiated Agreement between the Board of Education and JCTA are eligible to voluntarily participate in the Sick Leave Bank.

OPERATING PROCEDURES:
The general operating procedures are as follows:

Non-participating eligible employees will be provided an opportunity to enroll in each succeeding November.

The JCTA Sick Leave Bank may be opened for re-enrollment of participating members in any November following a decline to a balance of less than 500 days.

Days from the JCTA Sick Leave Bank may be taken in whole days only except when they are coordinated with Workers’ Compensation payments.

The school system’s regular sick leave usage policies and procedures will be used as they relate to the JCTA Sick Leave Bank when practicable and feasible.

Participation is restricted to those eligible employees who have contributed to the bank.

The Committee has authority to request a second independent medical opinion.

The Committee retains the authority to prevent abuse of the sick leave bank.

Except in the most extenuating circumstances, no member will be granted more than forty-five(45) days in any given school year.

CRITERIA FOR SICK LEAVE BANK USAGE:
The criteria to be used by the JCTA Sick Leave Bank Usage Approval Committee shall be as follows:

Serious accident of the employee requiring absences from work.

Serious illness of the employee requiring absences from work.

Extend hospitalization of the employee.

Other serious extenuating circumstances normally allowed for sick leave as approved by the Usage Approval Committee.

SICK LEAVE BANK USAGE APPROVAL COMMITTEE:
The JCTA Sick Leave Bank Usage Approval Committee shall:

Be comprised of three(3) members appointed by the JCTA President and approved by the JCTA Board of Directors.

Two(2) Committee members shall be appointed to serve a two(2) year term of service and one(1) appointed to serve a one(1) year term of service.

No Committee member shall rule on any usage application of their own or that of a relative.

If you would like other information please contact Jennifer Lawson at the JCTA office at (502) 454-3400.