a) Where a teacher is sick, he/she shall be entitled to sick leave during his/her illness and to be paid his/her salary during his/her sick leave; but subject to 8:06 (d), the leave shall not exceed twenty(20) teaching days in any school year.
b) Twenty (20) days sick leave shall be awarded to each employee on the first (1st) working day of each school year subject to 8:06 (d).
c) Term, Temporary and Permanent employees not starting employment on the first (1st) day of the school year shall be awarded the pro-rated number of sick leave days on their first (1st) working day, calculated to the nearest whole number of days.
d) Where the employment of the teacher is continued for more than one year the unused portion of the sick leave of any year(s) shall be carried forward and accumulated from year to year to a maximum of forty (40) teaching days in the second year and sixty (60) teaching days in the third year and eighty (80) teaching days in the fourth year, and one hundred(100) teaching days in the fifth year, and one hundred and twenty (120) teaching days in the sixth and subsequent years. Effective the first day of the fall term of 2013, sick leave may be accumulated to a maximum of one hundred and thirty (130) teaching days in the subsequent years.
e) Should the Division become eligible for a reduction in premium under the Employment Insurance Act, the teachers' 5/12 share of the premium reduction will be remitted twice yearly (at the conclusion of the spring and fall term) to the Secretary-Treasurer of the Local Association and the amount received shall be used for educational purposes.
f) Teachers employed on a part-time basis shall be granted sick leave with pay pro-rated based on full-time equivalents.
g) Teachers employed on a temporary contract shall be entitled to sick leave during the term of the contract under the same terms and conditions as a teacher regularly employed by the Division but the number of days entitlement shall be in the proportion as the total number days taught is of the number of days in the current school year multiplied by twenty (20).
h) Sick leave shall not continue to accrue while on any leave of absence without pay.
i) A teacher may be required to furnish a medical certificate when requested by the Division.