A.
A district employee is
eligible to receive donated leave if:
1.
The staff member suffers
from, or has a relative or household member suffering from, an extraordinary or
severe illness, injury, impairment or physical or mental condition which has
caused, or is likely to cause, the staff member to:
a)
Go on leave-without-pay
status; or
b)
Terminate his/her
employment;
2.
The staff member's
absence and the use of shared leave are justified by documentation;
3.
The staff member has depleted,
or will shortly deplete, his/her annual leave and sick leave reserves;
4.
The staff member has
abided by district rules regarding sick leave use; and
5.
The staff member has
diligently pursued and been found to be ineligible to receive industrial
insurance benefits.
The superintendent shall determine the amount of leave, if any, which a staff member may receive under this policy. However, a staff member shall not receive more leave than the number of contracted days remaining in the current school year. In the event that the condition requiring the employee's absence continues beyond the current school year, the employee shall not receive a total of more than 261 days of leave.
B.
District employees may
donate leave as follows:
1.
A staff member who has
an accrued annual leave balance of more than ten (10) days may request that the
superintendent transfer a specified number of days to another staff member
authorized to receive shared leave, or to the district's annual leave pool. A
staff member may not request leave to be transferred that would result in an accrued
annual leave balance of fewer than ten (10) days.
2.
A staff member who
accrues annual leave and sick leave may request that the superintendent
transfer up to six days of sick leave in any twelve month period to a staff
member authorized to receive shared leave, or to the district’s shared leave
pool. A donating staff member must retain a minimum of 480 hours of sick leave
after the transfer.
3.
A staff member who does
not accrue annual leave but who has an accrued sick leave balance of more than
twenty two (22) days may request that the superintendent transfer a specified
amount of sick leave to another staff member authorized to receive such leave,
or to the district's shared leave pool. A staff member may request to transfer
no more than six (6) days of sick leave during any twelve (12) month period,
and may not request a transfer that would result in an accrued sick leave balance
of fewer than twenty two (22) days. Sick leave as defined in RCW 28A.400.300
means leaves for illness, injury and emergencies.
4.
A staff member who
receives personal holiday leave may request that the superintendent transfer a
specified amount of personal holiday leave to another staff member authorized
to receive shared leave, or to the district’s shared leave pool. A staff member
may request to transfer no more than eight (8) hours of personal holiday leave
during any calendar year.
5.
The number of leave days
transferred shall not exceed the amount authorized by the donating staff
member.
6.
Any leave donated by a
staff member which remains unused shall be returned to the donor. To the extent
administratively feasible, leave transferred by more than one staff member
shall be returned on pro-rata basis.
C.
Leave shall be
calculated on a day-donated and day-received basis.