State Budget Presents Challenges for Governor

State School Aid—Promised, But Not Guaranteed

Important Dates in the 2008 School Budget Process

Bill Would Pilot a Personal-Finance Curriculum

State Releases School Report Cards

Association Offers Resources on Sick Leave Banks

NJSBA Nominating Committee Issues Report

Three Named to NJSBA Director Posts

Job Posting: Field Service Representative – Web Extra

Flying Pink Pigs: Long on Laughs, Short on Solutions

School Boards: Part of the Problem, or Part of the Solution?

Sooie! What a road show!

March 10 Deadline Approaches for Workshop Proposals

NJSBA Executive Committee to Meet

Calendar

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Association Offers Resources
on Sick Leave Banks

NJSBA has posted an online resource section to help school boards deal with recent legislation that allows the creation of sick leave banks.

A summary of the law’s provisions, and the potential impact on school districts and their employees, can be found in NJSBA's online resources for sick leave banks.

In January, Gov. Jon Corzine signed into law the legislation that allows school districts to negotiate sick leave banks, in which an employee can draw accrued leave donated by other employees. The new law permits, but does not require, school districts to negotiate sick leave banks.

The law calls for the administration of sick leave banks to be handled by a committee of three board representatives and three union representatives. While the new law establishes parameters for creating sick leave banks, such arrangements had been negotiable, but uncommon; NJSBA’s database indicates only 39 districts had offered sick leave banks.