IN ORDER TO BE APPROVED FOR CATASTROPHIC SICK LEAVE ( WHERE EMPLOYEES
ARE ALLOWED TO DONATE DAYS TO YOU WITHOUT HAVING TO PAY THEM BACK),
PLEASE READ THIS CHECKLIST TO HELP TO DECIDE IF YOU WILL BE ABLE TO BE
CONSIDERED FOR APPROVAL:
1. YOU MUST BE A MEMBER OF THE SICK LEAVE BANK. OPEN ENROLLMENT IS
JULY AND AUGUST OF EVERY YEAR.
2. COMPLETE A SICK LEAVE BANK LOAN REQUEST FORM WITH A DOCTOR’S
REPORT/CERTIFICATION ATTACHED. YOU MAY BORROW FROM 1 DAY TO 10
DAYS. ANY DAYS BORROWED FROM THE SLB MUST BE PAID BACK.
3. IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR CATASTROPHIC LEAVE, YOU MUST USE ALL OF
YOUR SICK DAYS THAT YOU HAVE ACCUMULATED (INCLUDING THE 5 DAYS
YOU HAVE IN THE BANK AND ANY DAYS THAT MAY BE EARNED THE MONTHS
WHILE ON SICK LEAVE), BORROW THE FULL 10 DAYS FROM THE SICK
BANK AND ALL THE BOARD PAID PERSONAL DAYS YOU HAVE
LEFT. ONCE THIS IS DONE THEN, YOU ARE ELIGIBLE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR
CATASTROPIC SICK LEAVE. IF YOU WILL NOT BE OUT ENOUGH TO USE ALL OF
THE ABOVE MENTIONED DAYS, THEN CATASTROPHIC LEAVE CANNOT BE
APPROVED FOR YOUR LEAVE REQUEST.
4. AT THE SAME TIME THE LOAN REQUEST FORM IS BEING SUBMITTED, YOU
CAN ALSO WRITE A LETTER TO THE SICK LEAVE BANK COMMITTEE
REQUESTING TO BE CONSIDERED FOR CATASTROPHIC SICK LEAVE. YOU WILL
NEED TO ALSO ATTACH A DOCTOR’S REPORT/CERTIFICATION TO YOUR LETTER
THAT VERIFIES THE ILLNESS AND DAYS YOU NEED TO BE OFF. IN THIS LETTER
THE DATES YOU ARE REQUESTING TO BE OUT AND COVERED BY
CATASTROPHIC DAYS NEED TO BE THE SAME DATES THE DOCTOR IS
CERTIFYING THAT YOU NEED TO BE OFF WORK. THESE DATES CAN BE
EXTENDED IF THE DOCTOR WILL CERTIFY THAT YOU NEED TO BE OFF BEYOND
THE PREVIOUS REQUEST. YOU WILL NEED TO SUBMIT ANOTHER LETTER
REQUESTING AN EXTENSION OF YOUR CATASTROPHIC LEAVE BASED ON THE
DATES THE DOCTOR GIVES YOU THAT SHOW YOU STILL NEED TO OFF WORK.
5. WHILE THIS PROCESS IS TAKING PLACE, YOU MAY USE THE CATASTROPHIC
LEAVE TRANSFER AUTHORIZATION FORM TO SOLICIT DAYS IN YOUR
IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO SOLICIT ANY
BEHALF.
DAYS NEEDED AND NOT THE SICK LEAVE BANK’S,
PAYROLL’S OR YOUR SCHOOL’S. YOU WILL NEED TO
CONTACT THE SICK LEAVE BANK OR THE PAYROLL OFFICE
TO SEE IF YOUR REQUEST HAS BEEN APPROVED.
6. EMPLOYEES WILLING TO DONATE TO YOU CAN BE COMPLETING THIS FORM
AND SEND IN TO THE PAYROLL OFFICE TO BE HELD IN YOUR FILE UNTIL THE
CATASTROPHIC LEAVE REQUEST HAS BEEN APPROVED.