Faculty will receive 40 hours (5 days) of paid leave to use for any reason (Discretionary Paid Leave) per calendar year (i.e., each January through December). This allocation will be made on the faculty member’s start date and will be replenished each January 1. Discretionary Paid Leave does not carry over into the next calendar year. Unused Discretionary Paid Leave will be paid out upon termination, resignation, retirement, or other separation from employment.
Faculty members must give seven days’ advance notice before use of Discretionary Paid Leave. Until a request is approved, the time may not be taken. Units shall deny a request to use Discretionary Paid Leave if granting the request during a particular time would significantly impact operations, including for example, if the request for leave would prevent the faculty member from teaching a course or administering an exam or would adversely impact patient care or research operations. There may be additional operational reasons to deny a request to use Discretionary Paid Leave that are not included in the examples above.
In addition to Discretionary Paid Leave, faculty members appointed to three-quarter appointments may take time off each academic year in the periods between quarters and are not required to be in residence during the summer quarter.
Faculty members appointed to four-quarter appointments receive 4 weeks of vacation annually. The first 40 hours (5 days) of vacation used in a calendar year will be considered Discretionary Paid Leave and subject to the above specifications. Vacation does not carry over into the next calendar year. Units may set rules for administering this policy.
Discretionary Paid Leave must be used concurrently with FMLA leave and/or Short-Term Disability.