(a) Districts shall credit, without limit, sick leave with pay to all regularly contracted, certificated personnel in a manner consistent with the following provisions:
- (1) sick leave is accrued at the rate of one and one-third days for each calendar month or each major portion of each calendar month of actual service;
- (2) cumulative sick leave earned by a teacher in a school district is transferable to any other school district if the teacher's service is continuous; however, a teacher who is on an approved leave of absence may retain cumulative sick leave for the duration of the approved leave;
- (3) a teacher may use accrued sick leave for leave due to personal injury or illness without limitation concerning the duration of usage;
- (4) subject to limitations concerning the duration of usage established by the district, a teacher may use accrued sick leave for the death, illness, or welfare of a person in the teacher's immediate family; and
- (5) a teacher is not entitled to reimbursement for accumulated sick leave except as service credit toward retirement.
- (b) A false statement by a teacher regarding sick leave is sufficient grounds for cancellation of the contract and revocation of the certificate.
(c) In this section, "immediate family" includes at least the following:
- (1) husband and wife;
- (2) father and son, or daughter;
- (3) mother and son, or daughter;
- (4) brother and sister.
(In effect before 7/28/59; am 4/28/64, Register 16; am 9/8/66, Register 27; am 5/30/71, Register 38; am 1/11/79, Register 69)