School Board of the City of Virginia Beach
Regulation 4-54.1

PERSONNEL

Donation of Leave

School Board employees may elect to donate individually earned personal reasons leave or individually earned annual leave under the following conditions:

A. Personal reasons leave or annual leave may be donated to another employee for the employee's personal illness or to care for a family member (as defined in Regulation 4-53.2) with a life-threatening illness or injury. When leave is donated for the employee, he/she may receive a maximum of the hourly equivalent of sixty (60) days. When leave is donated for the employee to care for a family member with a life-threatening illness, the employee may receive a maximum of the hourly equivalent of twenty (20) days as defined by the receiving employee’s work schedule.

B. Employees may donate a maximum of sixteen (16) hours in any given fiscal year. Donations must be made in hourly increments.

C. Donated personal reasons leave or annual leave may be used by the employee only after that employee's sick leave, personal reasons leave, annual leave, and/or sick leave bank (if eligible have been completely exhausted.

D. All time requirements applicable to sick leave policies must be fulfilled before eligibility, as stated in this regulation, is established.

E. The request for donations must originate from an administrator at the building level or within a central office department. The employee must submit in writing to the Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources information documenting the family member’s life-threatening illness or injury.

F. The Department of Human Resources is charged with the responsibility of administering this regulation.

Legal References:

Family Medical Leave Act.

Editor's Notes

See School Board Regulation 4-53.2 – Personnel/Health Care Leave

See Virginia Beach City Public Schools web site: www.vbschools.com.

Approved by Superintendent: July 16, 1991
Revised by Superintendent: August 30, 2005