Title 15 - Leaves Without Pay

15.1 Reasons for Leaves

Leaves of Absence without pay may be granted by the District for any reasonable purpose. Examples include: personal or family illness, family care leave, disability, pregnancy, education, serious health conditions (at least an overnight stay in a hospital and/or three consecutive days of incapacity) and for other personal reasons acceptable to management. Management may require appropriate verification, in order to grant the leave. Granting of leave will allow an employee to be reinstated to the same or to a comparable position at the end of the leave. This leave will run concurrently with any other leave program including FMLA.

15.2 Length of Leaves

A leave of absence without pay may be for a period not to exceed six (6) months or two (2) semesters in cases of educational leave. Military leaves will be granted in accordance with applicable sections of the Veterans Code. In case of personal illness or disability the District may extend an authorized leave of absence without pay for longer than six (6) months.

15.3 Commence and End

A "leave" shall commence on and include the first work day on which the employee is absent without pay, and terminate with and include the work day preceding the day he/she returns to work.

15.4 Salary/Benefits Status

An employee's job classification and pay level will not be affected by a leave of absence. However, leaves of one month duration or longer will delay the effective date of a probationary or merit salary increase by an amount of time equal to the time spent on the leave up to a maximum delay of one year.

Vacation, and sick leave are not accrued during leaves without pay of one month (30 calendar days) duration or longer.