{"id":1287,"date":"2014-05-16T14:03:02","date_gmt":"2014-05-16T19:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/policy-procedure-manual\/?page_id=1287"},"modified":"2014-05-16T14:03:02","modified_gmt":"2014-05-16T19:03:02","slug":"3-6-leave","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/policy-procedure-manual\/3-unclassified-staff-policies\/3-6-leave\/","title":{"rendered":"3.6. Leave"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a name=\"top\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#3.6.1\">3.6.1 Crisis Leave Pool<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><a href=\"#3.6.1.1\">3.6.1.1 Definitions<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><a href=\"#3.6.1.2\">3.6.1.2 Crisis Leave for Employees<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><a href=\"#3.6.1.3\">3.6.1.3 Crisis Leave Procedure<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#3.6.2\">3.6.2 Shared Sick Leave Pool<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><a href=\"#3.6.2.1\">3.6.2.1 Definitions<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><a href=\"#3.6.2.2\">3.6.2.2 Policy<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><a href=\"#3.6.2.3\">3.6.2.3 Procedure<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"3.6.1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>3.6.1 Crisis Leave Pool<\/h3>\n<p>The Crisis Leave Program is established and approved by the State Civil Service Commission, in accordance with Civil Service Rule 11.34, Crisis Leave Pool.<\/p>\n<p>This policy and procedure outlines the method for participating in the Crisis Leave Program for classified and unclassified employees who are eligible to earn annual leave. The Program\u2019s intent is to provide assistance to employees who, through no fault of their own, have insufficient appropriate accrued leave to cover the crisis leave period.<\/p>\n<p>The Crisis Leave Program is a means of providing paid leave to an eligible employee who has experienced a catastrophic illness or injury to themselves or eligible family member. An employee using leave from a crisis leave pool shall receive leave in sufficient quantity to ensure his\/her wage replacement is 75% of the pay he would receive in regularly scheduled work week.\u00a0\u00a0 The Crisis Leave Pool consists of leave hours donated and used, and is based on the fiscal year, July 1<sup>st<\/sup> \u2013 June 30<sup>th<\/sup> of the following year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#top\">Back to Top<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"3.6.1.1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 30px\">3.6.1.1 Definitions<\/h4>\n<blockquote>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 30px\">\n<li>Crisis Leave \u2013 annual leave hours donated by classified and unclassified employees who are \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 eligible to earn annual leave, into a crisis leave pool to be used by fellow employees who are suffering from their own serious illness or injury or having to provide care for an eligible family member that is suffering from their own catastrophic illness or injury, which will cause the employee to take leave without pay or terminate employment. Employees may make an irrevocable donation of accrued annual leave to the crisis leave pool.<\/li>\n<li>Crisis Leave Value \u2013 annual leave granted as crisis leave shall not exceed 75% of the employee\u2019s pay received in a regular workweek.<\/li>\n<li>Serious Health Condition (Family Medical Leave Act) \u2013 is an illness, impairment, physical or mental condition, or injury caused by a serious accident on or off the job that involves:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 any period of incapacity or treatment in connection with or consequent to inpatient care (i.e., an overnight stay) in a hospital, hospice, or residential medical care facility;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 any period of incapacity requiring absence from work, school, or other regular daily activities of more than three calendar days, that also involves continuing treatment by (or under supervision of) a health care provider;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 continuing treatment by (or under supervision of) a health care provider for a chronic or long-term health condition that is incurable or so serious that, if not treated, would likely result in a period of incapacity of more than three calendar days.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 60px\">\n<li>Voluntary or cosmetic treatments (such as most treatment for orthodontia or acne) that are not medically necessary are NOT \u201cserious health conditions\u201d, unless inpatient hospital care is required. Restorative dental surgery after an accident, or removal of cancerous growths are serious health conditions provided any of the other conditions above are met (a, b, or c ). Treatment for allergies or stress, or for substance abuse are serious health conditions if any of the other conditions are met above (a, b, or c). Prenatal care is included as a serious health condition. Routine preventive physical examinations are excluded.<\/li>\n<li>Licensed Medical Service Provider (LMSP) &#8211; a practitioner, as defined in the Louisiana State Licensing Law, who is practicing within the scope of his or her license. This\u00a0 includes licensed physicians (doctor of medicine), doctor of osteopathy or licensed chiropractors, counselors, or therapists as recognized and licensed by the appropriate \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 state boards or authorities.<\/li>\n<li>Eligible employee \u2013 an employee of ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ who is eligible to earn annual leave in accordance with University policy and procedure. Classified employees must have attained permanent status to be eligible to donate or use leave from the leave pool. Unclassified employees must have at least one year (12 months) of service with the University to donate or use leave from the leave pool.<\/li>\n<li>Eligible family member \u2013 In accordance with the Family Medical Leave Act, an employee\u2019s spouse, children (son or daughter), and parents are immediate family members. The term &#8220;parent&#8221; does not include a parent &#8220;in-law&#8221;. The terms son or daughter do not include individuals age 18 or over unless they are &#8220;incapable of self-care&#8221; because of mental or physical disability that limits one or more of the &#8220;major life activities&#8221; as those terms are defined in regulations issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><a href=\"#top\">Back to Top<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><a name=\"3.6.1.2\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 30px\">3.6.1.2\u00a0 Crisis Leave for Employees<\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Crisis Leave shall be applied for by the employee and may be taken only when recommended by the Review Committee and approved by the University President or his\/her designee. The supervising LMSP must provide written documentation of the need for leave. The Review Committee may choose to require an opinion from another provider, especially for extended leaves.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">To be eligible to participate in the Crisis Leave Program, an employee shall:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 30px\">\n<li>be a full-time employee who is eligible to earn annual leave according to University leave policy and procedure,<\/li>\n<li>have attained permanent status (classified employees), or one year of service (unclassified employees), to be eligible to donate or use leave from the leave pool,<\/li>\n<li>have exhausted all appropriate accrued leave (annual or sick or compensatory) before requesting crisis leave from the pool,<\/li>\n<li>have exhibited satisfactory attendance (with no history of leave abuse), and is not absent from work due to disciplinary reasons,<\/li>\n<li>have a serious illness or injury that is not occupationally related (not eligible for coverage by workers\u2019 compensation) or was not attained in the commission of an assault or felony,<\/li>\n<li>have an eligible family member suffering from a serious illness or injury,<\/li>\n<li>provide the appropriate documentation from LMSP.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Leave donating participants shall retain three (3) days of accrued annual leave at all times for personal use. Employees shall not be permitted to donate to the Program if they have fewer than 3 days (24 hours) of annual leave. No employee who participates in the Program may contribute more than thirty (30) days (240 hours) of their accrued annual leave each fiscal year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Employees who use annual leave from the Crisis Leave Pool shall not be expected to pay it back. Donations to the pool are irrevocable.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Donations to the Crisis Leave Pool come from a participating employee\u2019s \u201cannual\u201d leave only. Accrued \u201csick\u201d and \u201ccompensatory\u201d leave donations to the Crisis Leave Program\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 are not permitted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Donations shall only be allowed to the Crisis Leave Program pool and not to an individual participating employee.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ limits the number of days a participating employee or employees can draw from the Crisis Leave Pool to 30 days (240 hours) per fiscal year, and is limited to 100 days (800 hours) per employee for total participation in the Crisis Leave Program.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Days\/hours shall be transferred from the pool as they are used.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Employees receiving workers\u2019 compensation or benefits from a long-term disability insurance policy are not eligible to withdraw leave from the pool.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Unclassified employees may draw only from one of the pools (Crisis Leave Pool or Shared Sick Leave Pool) per fiscal year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><a href=\"#top\">Back to Top<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><a name=\"3.6.1.3\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 30px\">3.6.1.3 Crisis Leave Procedure<\/h4>\n<blockquote>\n<ol style=\"padding-left: 30px\">\n<li>The adoption of this Crisis Leave Program or any other subsequent amendment to this policy shall not create a legal entitlement. No employee will be coerced or pressured in any form or manner to donate leave.<\/li>\n<li>There must be a leave balance in the Crisis Leave Pool in order for an employee to receive donated leave. No leave will be advanced in anticipation of additional donations.<\/li>\n<li>A Review Committee, appointed by the University President, shall consist of two (2) classified employees, two (2) unclassified employees, and two (2) faculty members, the Director of Human Resources (1), and the Payroll Supervisor (ex-officio). The Director of Human Resources will serve as chair of the committee and will vote only in the case of a tie.\u00a0\u00a0 The members appointed shall be eligible for participation in the Program if they meet all required criteria. The Committee will act to \u00a0 support the administration of the Program, review the pool, and when not otherwise specified in written policy, may recommend operational guidelines and procedures for the Program.<\/li>\n<li>The Crisis Leave Policy along with the Leave Donation Form (Attachment 1) will be issued to all eligible employees after the policy is approved by the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System and the Civil Service Commission. After initial policy notification, the policy and donation of leave forms will be issued. All leave donation forms will be routed directly to the Payroll Office.<\/li>\n<li>To donate leave to the pool:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 30px\">\n<li>Forward the Leave Pool Donation Form (LP1) directly to the Payroll Office.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<ol style=\"padding-left: 60px\" start=\"6\">\n<li>To apply for crisis leave through the pool:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 60px\">\n<li>Forward the Application for Use of Leave Pool Hours (LP2) and all relevant documentation directly to the Director of Human Resources. (Supporting documentation must be submitted to the Director of Human Resources at the time of application.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol style=\"padding-left: 60px\" start=\"7\">\n<li>As committee chair, the Director of Human Resources will forward the application and related documents to the Review Committee.<\/li>\n<li>The Review Committee reviews the application and documentation and makes a decision to approve or deny the request.<\/li>\n<li>The Director of Human Resources will notify the employee in writing of the committee\u2019s decision to approve or deny the request. A copy of the notification will be sent to the employee\u2019s immediate supervisor, the Payroll Office, and the university president.<\/li>\n<li>Upon approval, to simplify record keeping, annual leave will be converted on an hour for hours basis regardless of the value of the annual leave being donated or received. Annual leave will be transferred from the pool as it is needed on a per payroll basis. Annual leave from the pool shall be granted on a first-come, first-served basis.<\/li>\n<li>The granting of crisis leave is meant to cover only the circumstance for which it was requested. If changes occur in the nature or severity of an approved illness or injury, or of any other factor(s) on which the approval was based, the employee may have to provide documentation describing the change to the Review Committee. An employee can request more crisis leave subject to the limits outlined in this policy; however, extensions of crisis leave are not automatic. Hours granted from the Crisis Leave Pool may be used only for reasons stipulated in the request.<\/li>\n<li>THE USE OF LEAVE THAT IS NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS OUTLINED IN THIS POLICY MAY CONSTITUTE PAYROLL FRAUD AND WILL BE DEALT WITH ACCORDINGLY.<\/li>\n<li>The value of the annual leave granted as crisis leave shall not exceed 75% of the employee\u2019s pay received in a regular workweek. (Example: If in a crisis leave status for a 40 hours work week, the employee will report 30 hours of leave with pay and 10 hours of leave without pay.)<\/li>\n<li>An employee in crisis leave status will be considered in partial paid leave status and will continue to receive benefits as appropriate. Employees on crisis leave will not accrue paid leave.<\/li>\n<li>If the University chooses to end the Crisis Leave Program, any accrued leave in the pool will continue to be used until depleted.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><a href=\"#top\">Back to Top<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><a name=\"3.6.2\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>3.6.2 Shared Sick Leave Pool<\/h3>\n<p>The Shared Sick Leave Pool was established and approved by the University of Louisiana System, Board Rules Chapter-Faculty and Staff, PPM Number FS-III.XXII.-1, effective September 24, 1999, Shared Sick Leave Program.<\/p>\n<p>This policy and procedure outlines the method for participating in the Shared Sick Leave Program that complies with System management for faculty and unclassified staff who are eligible to earn sick leave. The Program\u2019s intent is to provide assistance to employees who have insufficient appropriate accrued leave to cover a serious health condition as defined by the FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act). The policy is designed to assist an employee\u2019s return to the workplace, not substitute for a long-term disability insurance policy. The campus policy shall be provided to the System Office for staff approval prior to implementation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#top\">Back to Top<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"3.6.2.1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 30px\">3.6.2.1\u00a0 Definitions<\/h4>\n<blockquote>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 30px\">\n<li>Shared Sick Leave &#8211; leave hours donated by faculty and\/or unclassified staff into a shared sick leave pool to be used by fellow faculty and\/or unclassified staff who are suffering from their own serious health conditions which has caused or is likely to cause the employee to take leave without pay or to terminate employment. Faculty and\/or unclassified employees may irrevocably donate sick leave to the shared sick leave pool.<\/li>\n<li>Serious Health Condition (Family Medical Leave Act) \u2013 is an illness, impairment, physical or mental condition, or injury caused by a serious accident on or off the job that involves:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 any period of incapacity or treatment in connection with or consequent to inpatient care (i.e., an overnight stay) in a hospital, hospice, or residential medical care facility;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 any period of incapacity requiring absence from work, school, or other regular daily activities of more than three calendar days, that also involves continuing treatment by (or under supervision of) a health care provider;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 continuing treatment by (or under supervision of) a health care provider for a chronic or long-term health condition that is incurable or so serious that, if not \u00a0 treated, would likely result in a period of incapacity of more than three calendar days.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 30px\">\n<li>Voluntary or cosmetic treatments (such as most treatment for orthodontia or acne) that are not medically necessary are NOT \u201cserious health conditions,\u201d unless inpatient hospital care is required. Restorative dental surgery after an accident, or removal of cancerous growths are serious health conditions provided any of the other conditions above are met (a, b, or c ). Treatment for allergies or stress, or for substance abuse, are serious health conditions if any of the other conditions are met above (a, b, or c).<\/li>\n<li>Prenatal care is included as a serious health condition. Routine preventive physical examinations are excluded.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><a href=\"#top\">Back to Top<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><a name=\"3.6.2.2\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 30px\">3.6.2.2 Policy<\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Shared sick leave shall be applied for by the employee and may be taken only when recommended by the Review Committee and approved by the campus president or his\/her designee. The supervising health care provider must provide written documentation of the need for leave. The Review Committee may choose to require an opinion from another health care provider, especially for extended leave.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">To be eligible to participate in the Shared Sick Leave Program an employee shall:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 30px\">\n<li>be a full-time faculty or unclassified staff member who is eligible to earn sick leave;<\/li>\n<li>have completed at least: 1) one academic year of service with the University if employed on an academic year (9 months) basis, or 2) one calendar year of service with the institution if employed on a 12 month basis;<\/li>\n<li>have used all his\/her sick, annual, and compensatory leave before requesting sick leave from the pool, and<\/li>\n<li>have made a contribution of at least one (1) day (8 hours) of sick leave to the shared sick leave pool. This donation is a prerequisite to apply to use sick leave from the pool.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Participants shall retain three (3) sick days (24 hours) at all times for personal use. Employees shall not be permitted to donate to the program if they have less than (3) three days (24 hours) of sick leave.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Minimum donation to the pool is one (1) day (8 hours). No employee who participates in the program may contribute more than two (2) days (16 hours) of their accrued sick leave every three (3) years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Employees who use sick leave from the shared sick leave pool shall not be expected to pay it back. Donations to the pool are irrevocable.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Donations come from a participating employee\u2019s accrued \u201csick\u201d leave only. Donations from an employee\u2019s accrued \u201cannual\u201d or \u201ccompensatory\u201d leave is not permitted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Donations shall only be allowed to the Shared Sick Leave Pool and not to an individual.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ limits the number of days a participating employee can draw from the program to 22 days (176 hours) per fiscal year and limits an employee\u2019s total participation in the program to 100 days (800 hours).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Days\/hours shall be transferred from the pool as they are used.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Employees receiving workers\u2019 compensation or benefits from a long-term disability insurance policy are not eligible to withdraw leave from the pool.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Unclassified employees may draw only from one of the pools (Crisis Leave Pool or Shared Sick Leave Pool) per fiscal year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><a href=\"#top\">Back to Top<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><a name=\"3.6.2.3\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 30px\">3.6.2.3 Procedure<\/h4>\n<blockquote>\n<ol style=\"padding-left: 30px\">\n<li>The adoption of this Shared Sick Leave Policy or any subsequent to this policy shall not \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 create a legal entitlement.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0 A Review Committee, appointed by the University President, shall consist of two (2), classified employees, two (2) unclassified employees, two (2) faculty members, the Director of Human Resources (1), and the Payroll Supervisor (ex-officio). \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Director of \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Human Resources will serve as chair of the committee and will vote only in the case of a tie.\u00a0\u00a0 The members appointed shall be eligible for participation in the Program if they meet all required criteria. The Committee will act to support the administration of the Program, review the pool, and when not otherwise specified in written policy, may recommend operational guidelines and procedures for the Program.<\/li>\n<li>The Shared Sick Leave Pool Policy, along with the Leave Pool Donation Form (LP1) and the Application for Use of Leave Pool Hours (LP2) will be issued to all eligible faculty and unclassified employees after the policy is approved by the University and the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System.<\/li>\n<li>To donate leave to the pool:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/blockquote>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 60px\">\n<li>forward the Leave Pool Donation Form (LP1) directly to the Payroll Office.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol style=\"padding-left: 60px\" start=\"5\">\n<li>To apply for sick leave through the pool:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<blockquote>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 30px\">\n<li>forward the Application for Use of Leave Pool Hours (LP2) and all relevant documentation directly to the Director of Human Resources. (Supporting documentation must be submitted to the Director of Human Resources at the time of application.)<\/li>\n<li>As committee chair, the Director of Human Resources will forward the application and related \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 documents to the Review Committee.<\/li>\n<li>The Review Committee reviews the application and documentation and makes a decision to approve or deny the request.<\/li>\n<li>The Director of Human Resources will notify the employee in writing of the committee\u2019s decision to approve or deny the request. A copy of the notification will be sent to the employee\u2019s immediate supervisor, the Payroll Office, and the university president.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<ol style=\"padding-left: 30px\" start=\"6\">\n<li>Upon approval, to simplify record keeping, sick leave will be converted on an hour for hour basis regardless of the value of the leave being donated or received. Sick leave will be transferred from the pool as it is needed on a per payroll basis. Sick leave from the pool shall be granted on a first-come, first-served basis.<\/li>\n<li>The granting of sick leave through the pool is meant to cover only the circumstance for which it was requested. If changes occur in the nature or severity of an approved illness or injury, or of any other \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 factor(s) on which the approval was based, the employee may have to provide documentation describing the change to the Review Committee. An employee can request more sick leave subject to the limits outlined in this policy; however, extensions of sick leave are not automatic. Hours granted from the Shared Sick Leave Pool may be used only for reasons stipulated in the request.<\/li>\n<li>THE USE OF LEAVE THAT IS NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS OUTLINED IN THIS POLICY MAY CONSTITUTE PAYROLL FRAUD AND WILL BE DEALT WITH ACCORDINGLY.<\/li>\n<li>If the University chooses to end the Shared Sick Leave Pool program, any accrued leave in the pool will continue to be used until depleted. The program will not be terminated until the Leave Pool Review Committee considers the circumstances in question, and forwards a \u00a0 recommendation to the University President.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><a href=\"#top\">Back to Top<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5>Changes to Section of Manual<\/h5>\n<table class=\"table-defaults table-lines-vertical table-lines-horizontal table-header-red table-border-black\" style=\"width: 644px;height: 52px\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th width=\"22%\">Section<\/th>\n<th width=\"22%\">Effective Date<\/th>\n<th width=\"20%\">Origin<\/th>\n<th width=\"22%\">Change Form<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">N\/A<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>3.6.1 Crisis Leave Pool 3.6.1.1 Definitions 3.6.1.2 Crisis Leave for Employees 3.6.1.3 Crisis Leave Procedure 3.6.2 Shared Sick Leave Pool 3.6.2.1 Definitions 3.6.2.2 Policy 3.6.2.3 Procedure 3.6.1 Crisis Leave Pool The Crisis Leave Program is established and approved by the State Civil Service Commission, in accordance with Civil Service Rule 11.34, Crisis Leave Pool. 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