GBRI Professional Personnel Personal Leaves and Absences

Summary: Presented by: Marissa Key, Executive Director, Legal Affairs, Division of Legal Services

Request: It is requested that the Board of Education amend Board Policy GBRI: Professional Personnel Personal Leaves and Absences.

Why: Board Policy GBRI: Professional Personnel Personal Leaves and Absences is being revised to enable new employees to be credited with up to 45 (forty-five) days of unused sick leave if the employee earned the sick leave while employed in another public school system in the State of Georgia in alignment with state law and to update the current language in keeping with the recently adopted style guide.

Details: Board Policy GBRI: Professional Personnel Personal Leaves and Absences is being amended to align with state law and to update the current language in keeping with the newly adopted style guide. The policy currently says a new teacher will be credited with up to forty-five days of unused sick leave if that sick leave was earned in another public school district. The proposed amendment replaces the word "teacher" with "employee" in alignment with state law. The remaining revisions are proposed to update the current language in keeping with the recently adopted style guide.

Financial impact: None

Contact: Mrs. Marissa Key, Executive Director, Division of Legal Affairs, Division of Legal Services, (678) 676-0503.

Effective: Upon Board Approval

Status: Attorney Approval Not Required