An employee of the School District who is a member of the civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force, known as the Civil Air Patrol, and who is performing a civil air patrol mission, is eligible for unpaid Civil Air Patrol Leave if s/he has been employed by the District for at least twelve (12) months and has completed at least 1,250 hours of service during the twelve (12) month period immediately preceding the commencement of the leave.

The length of Civil Air Patrol Leave the employee is entitled to is determined by the number of employees employed by the School District as outlined in State law, not to exceed thirty (30) days of unpaid leave.

The School District will require certification from the proper military authority to verify the employee's eligibility for the leave.

An employee shall not be required to exhaust all accrued vacation, personal, compensatory, sick, disability, or any other leave that may be granted to the employee prior to taking Civil Air Patrol Leave.

Any employee who is granted leave shall, at the expiration of the leave, be entitled to be restored by the employer to the position held by the employee when the leave commenced or to a position with equivalent status, employee benefits, pay and other terms and conditions of employment, unless the employee is not restored to such position for conditions unrelated to the Civil Air Patrol Leave.

During Civil Air Patrol Leave taken in accordance with State law, the employer shall make it possible for the employee to continue their benefits at the employee's expense.

The School District will satisfy its obligation to comply with any collective bargaining agreement or employee benefit plan that provides greater leave rights to employees than the rights provided in State law.

An employee must give at least fourteen (14) days notice to the District of his/her intent to take a Civil Air Patrol Leave if the leave consists of five (5) or more consecutive work days. Whenever possible, the employee shall consult with his/her supervisor in order to not unduly disrupt the District's operations by taking such a leave. If the employee intends to take leave of less than five (5) consecutive work days, the employee shall give advance notice as is practical. Taking Civil Air Patrol Leave shall not result in the loss of any employee benefit accrued before the date on which the leave began.

820 ILCS 149/1 et seq.

Adopted 1/09