Non-certified personnel in the Emmetsburg Community School District shall be granted leave of absence for personal illness or injury with full pay at the rate of:
The first year of employment 14 days
The second year of employment 11 days
The third year of employment 12 days
The fourth year of employment 13 days
The fifth year of employment 14 days
The sixth year of employment 15 days
The above amounts shall apply only to consecutive years of employment in the same school district and unused portions shall be cumulative to at least a total of 130 days. The school board shall, in each instance, require such reasonable evidence, as it may desire confirming the necessity for such leave of absence.
An employee who is unable to work because of personal illness or disability and who has exhausted all sick leave available shall be granted a leave of absence without pay or benefits for the duration of such illness or disability through the end of the school year.
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. 1994)
29 C.F.R. Pt. 825 (1999).
Iowa Code §§ 20; 85.33, .34, .38(3); 279.40 (1999).
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
414.3 Classified Employee Family and Medical Leave
414.9 Classified Employee Unpaid Leave
Approved 2/13/78 Reviewed 5/20/2020 Revised 1/22/01
