PERSONNEL
409.2
LICENSED EMPLOYEE PERSONAL ILLNESS LEAVE
All regular full-time employees (working 5 days per week) shall receive fifteen (15) days for sick leave for the first and each succeeding year of employment up to and including one hundred twenty (120) days at the end of any fiscal year (June 30). Experienced employees hired into the district for the first time shall be credited up to thirty (30) days cumulative sick leave, if these days have been accumulated during the employment in a previous school district within the past two years. These thirty (30) days of credit will stand without additional days to be credited until the beginning of the third year in this system. For all regular part-time employees (working less than 5 days per week) leave will be on a pro-rata basis consistent with their hours of
employment and with this policy.
Should the personal illness occur after or extend beyond the sick leave accumulated allowance, the employee may apply for disability benefits under the group insurance plan. If the employee does not qualify for disability benefits, the employee may request a leave of absence without pay.
Evidence may be required regarding the mental or physical health of the employee when the administration has a concern about the employee's health. Evidence may also be required to confirm the employee's illness, the need for the illness leave, the employee's ability to return to work, and the employee's capability to perform the duties of the employee's position. It shall be within the discretion of the board or the superintendent to determine the type and amount of evidence necessary. In the event the employee is absent for more than three (3) consecutive working days, the employee shall furnish the Superintendent or designee a statement from a licensed physician stating that the employee was unable to perform such duties of employment for the period of absence and that the employee is now able to return to work.
The requirements stated in the Master Contract between employees in that certified collective bargaining unit and the board regarding the personal illness leave of such employees shall be followed.
Legal Reference: Whitney v. Rural Ind. School District, 232 Iowa 61, 4 N.W.2d 394 (1942).
26 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq. (Supp. 1993)
29 C.F.R. Pt. 825 (1993).
Iowa Code §§ 20; 85.33, .34, .38(3); 216; 279.40 (2001).
1980 Op. Att'y Gen. 605.
1972 Op. Att'y Gen. 177, 353.
1952 Op. Att'y Gen. 91.
Cross Reference: 403.2 Employee Injury on the Job
409.3 Licensed Employee Family and Medical Leave
409.8 Licensed Employee Unpaid Leave
Approved: 1/21/99
Reviewed: 1/18/2021
Revised: