Previously accumulated state sick leave is available for use and may be transferred to other school districts in Texas. Sick leave can be used only in half-day (1/2) increments except when coordinated with family and medical leave taken on an intermittent or reduced-schedule basis or when coordinated with workers’ compensation benefits. If an employee uses more sick leave than he or she has earned, the cost of unearned sick leave will be deducted from the employee’s next paycheck.

Sick leave may be used for the following reasons only:

• Employee illness
• Illness in the employee’s immediate family
• Family emergency (i.e., natural disasters or life-threatening situations)
• Death in the immediate family
• Active Military Service