Sick Leave Bank Protocol
1. Each member of the NTA unit shall contribute two (2) sick days to the bank on September 4, 2001.

2. Whenever the number of days in the bank is reduced to equal or less than the number of unit members, each members shall contribute one additional sick leave day from the individual's sick leave accrual.

3. If a unit member does not have any sick days at the time of additional collection, their contribution will be required at the next allocation date. An employee in the Central Office shall keep track of such unit members and notify them when the required contribution is taken.

Procedures
1. Applications for use of the bank shall be in writing to the Superintendent, or designee.

2. Prior to use of the sick bank, a teacher must exhaust available sick leave allowance, except that a teacher with 10 or more years of service in Niskayuna may reserve up to ten (10) days, and other teachers may reserve up to five (5) days.

3. Upon request of the District, the employee shall provide a doctor's note or written statement for use of the sick leave bank.

4. There shall be an eight-workday, unpaid waiting period between the exhaustion of the employee's accumulated sick leave and the use of the sick leave bank.

5. Sick leave bank use stops upon the first day of eligibility of benefits under the district's long-term disability insurance plan or upon the first day of availability for work according to a signed, dated doctor's note.

Sick Bank Request Forms
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