Common use of Mandatory approval with increment Clause in Contracts

Mandatory approval with increment. 1. Upon written application of any employee who will have completed two (2) years of employment with the District prior to the leave, a leave of absence of one (1) or two (2) year(s) shall be granted for the following purposes: a. Participating in exchange teaching programs or foreign teaching programs in a K-12 level teaching program. b. Participating in the Peace Corps or VISTA as a full-time participant in a K-12 level teaching program. 2. A military leave of absence shall be granted to any employee for the purpose of induction, enlistment, or call-up for military duty in any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States. 3. Health insurance and other insurance benefits approved through the District may remain in force throughout the period of such leave, at the employee's discretion, by the employee submitting to the District the monthly premium in advance of each payment provided that such continuation of benefits is allowed by the insurance carrier. 4. Upon expiration of said leave, subject to eligibility under layoff and recall provisions in effect at the time of expiration, the employee shall be returned to his/her former position or one of similar nature, and unused accumulated leave in Section 4.1,A. to which the employee is entitled before the leave shall be maintained and restored to the employee upon return to active employment, and for purposes of salary schedule placement the year of leave shall be considered the same as a year of local service.