Common use of Extent of Sick Leave Clause in Contracts

Extent of Sick Leave. ‌ Each full-time employee shall be granted four (4) days of sick leave as of the first day of employment of each current year, and thereafter during the fiscal year shall be credited with one (1) additional day of sick leave at the end of each month of employment until the allowance for ten (10) month employees reaches ten days. The same provision shall apply for eleven (11) month employees until they have reached eleven (11) days, and for twelve (12) month employees until they have reached twelve (12) days. Leave not used during any fiscal year may accumulate without limit. Section 4 - Illness in the Line of Duty:‌ As outlined in Florida Statutes 231.41, any employee shall be entitled to illness-in-line-of-duty leave when he/she needs to be absent from his/her duties because of a personal injury received in the discharge of duty or because of illness from any contagious or infectious disease contracted in school work, excluding common colds, flu and other sickness of this nature. A physician's statement verifying the nature of the injury or illness must be provided by the employee before illness-in-line-of-duty leave pay is granted. Furthermore, it is incumbent upon the employee to provide reasonable evidence that such illness was contracted or such injury was incurred during his/her line of duty. Such leave may be authorized for a total not to exceed ten (10) duty days during any school hear for illness contracted or injury incurred, from such causes as prescribed above, such leave not to be deducted from the employee's sick leave. Request for additional line of duty leave shall be recommended at the discretion of the Superintendent. Upon the favorable recommendation of the Superintendent, the Board may approve up to the number of additional days recommended by the Superintendent.