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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 5. EDUCATION |
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SubTilte 5-E. ORIGINAL TITLE 5 |
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Chapter 5-E12. LEAVE AND BENEFITS |
Section 5-E1200. SICK LEAVE
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1200.1For purposes of this section, the term “sick leave” means an authorized absence from a regularly scheduled tour of duty because of illness or other medical reasons.
1200.2Sick leave shall be credited to all full-time employees in the Educational Service and Career Service.
1200.3All employees in the Educational Service, except for ET-15 employees, shall be credited sick leave at the rate of one hundred four (104) hours per leave year or calendar year.
1200.4ET-15 employees shall be credited sick leave at the rate of one (1) day for each month of employment from September through June, inclusive, of each academic year.
1200.5ET-15 employees may use three (3) days of this cumulative leave for any purpose. This leave is identified as general leave.
1200.6Part-time employees with regular, pre-scheduled tours of duty shall be credited sick leave at the rate of one (1) hour for each twenty (20) work hours per pay period.
1200.7Part-time employees with a tour of duty less than twenty (20) hours per pay period shall not earn sick leave.
1200.8Circumstances warranting use of sick leave and procedures for crediting and authorizing use shall be established by the Superintendent of Schools.
1200.9Unused sick leave shall be carried forward from year to year, with a maximum useable accumulation of one hundred thirty (130) days or one thousand forty (1,040) hours in any one (1) leave year.
1200.10Accumulation in excess of this amount at the end of the 1980 leave year will not be useable, but shall be creditable under the provisions of § 1200.20.
1200.11Employees with sick leave accumulations greater than the maximum allowed at the effective date of this section shall continue to carry forward any unused sick leave, in excess of one hundred thirty (130) days or one thousand forty (1,040) hours. The amount carried forward cannot exceed the balance at the time this policy becomes effective.
1200.12Sick leave, not to exceed thirty (30) days or two hundred forty (240) hours may be advanced to permanent and probationary employees in cases of serious disability or illness.
1200.13A temporary employee may be advanced sick leave in amounts equal to anticipated sick leave accruals during the temporary appointments.
1200.14Any request for advance leave shall be submitted and approved in writing at least five (5) days in advance.
1200.15Sick leave balances for ET-15 employees transferring to other pay systems in the Board of Education shall be converted from days to hours. In these cases, one (1) day equals eight (8) hours.
1200.16Sick leave balances for employees transferring to ET-15 positions from other pay systems in the Board of Education shall be converted from hours to days. In such cases, eight (8) hours equals one (1) day.
1200.17Accumulated sick leave shall not be payable upon resignation or termination from employment with the Board of Education.
1200.18Sick leave accumulation of employees resigning to accept employment with another District government agency shall be transferred, provided that no break in service occurs.
1200.19Sick leave accumulation shall be recredited if reemployment to a District agency occurs within three (3) years.
1200.20Employees retiring under the Civil Service Retirement System or the Teacher’s Retirement Act shall have any remaining sick leave accumulations added to the total length of creditable service for annuity computation purposes.
1200.21The terms of any negotiated agreement relating to sick leave shall supersede this section.