San Francisco Unified School District and County Office of Education
Board Policy 4361
Leaves for Certificated and Classified Unrepresented Supervisory and Management Personnel
This Board Policy applies to the San Francisco Unified School District and the County Office of Education.
The Governing Board shall provide for paid and unpaid leaves of absence for employees in accordance with law, Board policy, administrative regulation, and the City and County of San Francisco’s Civil Service Commission Rule 120 (“Rule 120”), as applicable.
(cf. 4141/4241 – Collective Bargaining Agreement)
(cf. 4161.9/4261.9/4361.9 – Catastrophic Leave Program)
The Board recognizes the following justifiable reasons for employee absence:
- Personal illness or injury (Rule 120)
(cf. 4161.1/4361.1 – Personal Illness/Injury Leave)
(cf. 4261.1 – Personal Illness/Injury Leave)
- Industrial accident or illness (Rule 120)
(cf. 4161.11/4261.11/4361.11 – Industrial Accident/Illness Leave)
- Family care and medical leave (Rule 120.35)
(cf. 4161.8/4261.8/4361.8 – Family Care and Medical Leave)
- Pregnancy disability leave in accordance with Government Code 12945
- Parental leave (Rule 120)
- Military service (Rule 120, Article VII)
(cf. 4161.5/4261.5/4361.5 – Military Leave)
- Personal necessity and personal emergencies (Rule 120.41)
(cf. 4161.2/4261.2/4361.2 – Personal Leaves)
- Vacations (Rule 120.38)
- Sabbaticals for purposes of study or training related to the employee’s job duties (Rule 120.32)
(cf. 4161.3 – Professional Leaves)
(cf. 4261.3 – Professional Leaves)
- Attendance at work related meetings and staff development opportunities
(cf. 4131 – Staff Development)
(cf. 4231 – Staff Development)
(cf. 4331 – Staff Development)
- Jury Duty (Rule 120)
- Bereavement leave (Rule 120.7.3)
- Long-Term Leaves (Rule 120)
With Board approval, an employee may receive a leave of absence, without pay and without accruing seniority or service credit, for a period of up to one school year. Applications for long-term leave shall be made in writing and shall state the purpose for which leave is requested. All long-term leave agreements shall be in writing and shall state the terms and conditions of the leave, including the conditions governing the employee’s return.
(cf. 2121 – Superintendent’s Contract)
(cf. 4300 – Administrative and Supervisory Personnel)
(cf. 4312.1 – Contracts)
Legal Reference:
EDUCATION CODE
22850-22856 Pension benefits, STRS members on military leave
44018 Compensation for employees on active military duty
44036-44037 Leaves of absence for judicial and official appearances
44043.5 Catastrophic leave
44800 Effect of active military service on status of employees
44842 Failure to provide notice or to report to work
44940 Sex offenses and narcotic offenses; compulsory leave of absence
44962-44988 Leaves of absence (certificated)
45059 Employee ordered to active military/naval duty, computation of salary
45190-45210 Leaves of absence (classified)
FAMILY CODE
297-297.5 Registered domestic partner rights, protections and benefits
GOVERNMENT CODE
3543.1 Release time for representatives of employee organizations
3543.2 Scope of representation
12945.1-12945.2 California Family Rights Act
20990-21013 Pension benefits, PERS members on military leave
LABOR CODE
230-230.2 Leaves for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault or specified felonies
230.3 Leave for emergency personnel
230.4 Leave for volunteer firefighters
230.8 Leave to visit child’s school
233 Illness of child, parent, spouse or domestic partner
MILITARY AND VETERANS CODE
395-395.9 Military leave
395.10 Leave when spouse on leave from military deployment
UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 29
2601-2654 Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 38
4301-4334 Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994
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