Sick Leave Bank
The Macon County Board of Education Sick Leave Bank (SLB) is established to provide a loan of leave days for its participating members after their accumulated sick and personal leave days have been exhausted. Any school employee who earns sick leave and who participates in the SLB also has access to the catastrophic sick leave provisions as established by law. Participation in the SLB is voluntary. Please click on the lick below to access sick leave bank form:
- Sick Leave Bank Enrollment Form
- Sick Leave Bank Request to Borrow Day(s) Form
- Catastrophic Sick Leave Transfer Authorization Form
- Sick Leave Bank Withdrawal Form
The sick leave policy is outlined below:
5.11 Sick Leave Bank
A “Sick Leave Bank” plan for full-time certified and classified employees is hereby established in accordance with applicable provisions of state law. A Sick Leave Bank Committee will be established to oversee the operations of the Sick Leave Bank in accordance with state law and the following provisions:
a. Sick Leave Bank Committee – The Sick Leave Bank Committee will be composed of one member representing the Board and four members representing participating members of the sick leave bank.
Board Representative – The Member representing the Board will be appointed by the Superintendent, subject to Board approval.
Participant Representatives – The participant representatives will be selected by the sick leave bank members.
b. Procedures for Selecting Employee Representatives on Committee
1. Nomination – Before each election of participant representatives, the Board will hold an open nomination period. Any employee who is eligible to participate in the sick leave bank may be nominated for one of the participant representative positions. Nominations must be written and must be received in the Human Resources Department by the deadline specified in a notice to be provided by the Superintendent or his designee through Board publications and other means of communication that are generally used for such purposes.
2. Voting – Each eligible nominee will be placed on the Sick Leave Bank Committee ballot. Voting will take place by ballot at Board facilities at the time specified or as may otherwise be provided by the Board. Supervision of voting will be by local facility personnel. Voting members will be required to verify their ballot by signing the Board’s voter record. Votes will be forwarded to the Human Resources Department for final tabulation. The four candidates receiving the highest number of votes will serve as participant representatives on the Sick Leave Bank Committee.
c. Term of Committee Members – Sick Leave Bank Committee members will serve for a term of one year and may not serve for more than five years.
d. Chairman of the Sick Leave Bank Committee – The Sick Leave Bank Committee will elect a chairman from among its representatives at its first annual meeting. The chairman will be responsible for recording organizational minutes, for conducting meetings, and for organizing meetings as necessary.
e. Meetings – The Sick Leave Bank Committee will meet at least annually following each enrollment period. The Committee will also meet as necessary in its discretion.
f. Sick Leave Bank Committee Duties – The Sick Leave Bank Committee will develop proposed rules and regulations for the Sick Leave Bank, to be submitted to participating members for approval. At a minimum, said rules and regulations must include those terms and provisions that are required by statute. The Committee has the authority to review both participation in the Bank and requests for leave to ensure compliance with state law, Board policy, and such rules and regulations as may be adopted by the Sick Leave Bank Committee.
g. Employee Participation – Participation in the Sick Leave Bank is voluntary and open to all full-time employees of the Board. However, employee participation is subject to such rules and regulations regarding enrollment procedures, deposits, withdrawals, and participation as may be developed by the Committee.
[Reference: Ala. Code §16-22-9 (1975)
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