JCBE/POLICY FILE: 562.13/652.12

APPROVED: 8/30/73

REVISED: 10/28/99

JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION SICK LEAVE BANK

The Jefferson County Board of Education has established a Sick Leave Bank plan for its full-time certificated and classified employees, pursuant to and consistent with Alabama Code §16-22-9 (1975).

The Sick Leave bank will be administered by the Superintendent or his designee uniformly as to both certificated and classified employees. The Board, in accordance with state law, hereby establishes a Sick Leave Bank committee to oversee the operations of the Sick Leave Bank.

1. Sick Leave Bank Committee: The Sick Leave Bank Committee shall be composed of one (l) member representing the Jefferson County Board of Education and four (4) members representing the employees of the Board who are members of the Sick Leave Bank.

a) Board Representatives. The member representing the Board of Education shall be appointed by the Superintendent subject to Board approval.

b) Employee Representatives: Four members of the Sick Leave Bank Committee shall serve as employee representatives. The employee representatives must be members of the Sick Leave Bank.

c) Procedures for Selecting Employee Representatives

i) Nomination. Before each election of employee representatives, the Board will hold an open nomination period. Any employee who is a member of the sick leave bank may be nominated for one of the employee representative positions. Nominations must be written and must be received in the Human Resources Department by the deadline provided in Board publications.

ii) Voting. Each eligible employee nominated will be placed on the Sick Leave Bank Committee ballot. Voting will take place by secret ballot at Board facilities at the time specified in Board publications or as otherwise specified by the Board. Supervision of voting will be by local facility personnel. Each voting employee will be required to verify his or her ballot by placing his or her signature on the Board's voter record. Votes will be forwarded to the Board's Human Resources Department for final tabulation and review. The four candidates receiving the highest number of votes will serve as employee representatives on the Sick Leave Bank Committee.

d) Term. Each member selected by either the Board or the employee shall serve for a term of one year and may not serve for more than five consecutive terms.

2. Chairman of the Sick Leave Bank Committee. The Sick Leave Bank Committee shall elect a Chairman from among its representatives at its first annual meeting. The chairman shall be responsible for recording organizational minutes, for conducting meetings, and for organizing meetings as necessary.

3. Meetings. The Sick Leave Bank Committee shall meet at least annually enrollment period. The Committee shall also meet as necessary at its discretion.

4. Sick Leave Bank Committee Duties. The Sick Leave Bank Committee shall develop guidelines, administrative procedures and forms for the orderly operation and administration of the Sick Leave Bank. At a minimum, said guidelines and procedures must include those provisions required by law, as found in Alabama Code §16-22-9 (1975). The Committee shall have the authority to review both participation in the Bank and requests for leave to ensure compliance with state law, Board policy and the Sick Leave Bank's guidelines and procedures.

5. Employee Participation. Participation in the Sick Leave Bank is at all times voluntary and is open to all full-time employees of the Board. However, all guidelines and procedures regarding enrollment, deposits, withdrawals, and participation developed by the Committee must be adhered to in order to participate.