I.听听听听听听听听听听听听 Eligible employees shall be granted up to four (4) workdays of paid bereavement leave immediately following the death of an immediate family member.听 Such bereavement leave covers each death in the immediate family.
II.听听听听听听听听听听听 An eligible employee who is required to travel a minimum of four hundred miles (400) one way to attend the funeral of an immediate family member will be granted one additional day of bereavement leave for a maximum of five (5) workdays.听 The Superintendent or his designee may grant additional day(s) of bereavement leave in extenuating circumstances.
III.听听听听听听听听听 Use of family death leave will be from a separate bereavement leave allocation and shall not reduce the paid personal leave allocation of the employee.
IV.听听听听听听听听听 Definitions:
A.听听听 "Immediate family member鈥 shall mean the employee's spouse, parents, children, brothers, sisters, grandchildren, grandparents, mother鈥慽n鈥憀aw, father鈥慽n鈥憀aw, sisters鈥慽n鈥憀aw, brothers鈥慽n鈥憀aw, sons鈥慽n鈥憀aw, daughters鈥慽n鈥憀aw, spouse鈥檚 grandparents, or any relative who is a permanent resident in the employee's home or for whom the employee has specific legal responsibility.
B.听听听 "Eligible employee鈥 shall mean an employee of the District who otherwise qualifies for paid leave provided for by the applicable collective bargaining agreement or Board approved administrative allowance in the absence of a collective bargaining agreement.听