Section 7.1  Sick Leave
     Subdivision 7.11  Definition
     Sick leave is leave with regular pay granted for
      personal injury or illness (including pregnancy).  A
      faculty member may use sick leave, not to exceed five
      (5) days per academic year, for serious illness
      involving necessary care and attention for the faculty
      member's spouse, minor child, domestic partner, parent,
      or  adoption of child.  For purposes of this
      subdivision, the term domestic partner shall be as
      defined by Board of Regents policies at the University
      of Iowa (October 1992) and applicable procedures for
      qualification shall be as provided in said policy.
     Subdivision 7.12  Record
     The Board will maintain a record of accumulated sick
      leave for each member of the unit and each faculty
      member shall annually be informed of the amount
      accumulated.
     Subdivision 7.13  Accrual
          Paragraph 7.131
          On the first (1st) day of each semester, nine (9)
           days will be added to the accumulated sick leave of
           each member of the unit holding a full-time
           appointment.  Fractional credit, to the nearest
           day, will be credited to each member on a
           fractional appointment.  If the faculty member's
           first (1st) working day is earlier than the regular
           first (1st) working day of the semester, the nine
           (9) days will be credited on such first (1st)
           working day.
          Paragraph 7.132
          The maximum accumulated sick leave credit shall be
           one hundred twenty (120) days.  Sick leave shall
           not accrue during an unpaid leave of absence.
     Subdivision 7.14  Deductions
     A faculty member is on sick leave on any day on which
      she/he misses classes or other university obligations,
      or is absent from campus for half or more of a day due
      to injury, illness, or medical appointments.  A faculty
      member's sick leave account will be charged a maximum of
      five (5) days in any given week.     
     Subdivision 7.15  Leave Request
          Paragraph 7.151
          A faculty member who proposes to take or takes sick
           leave must file an official Faculty Absence Request
           form in time sufficient to permit accommodation to
           her/his responsibilities whenever possible.
          Paragraph 7.152
          The Board may request medical proof if absences
      are excessive or of questionable validity.
     Subdivision 7.16  Eligibility
          Paragraph 7.161
          Sick leave pay will not be made to a member of the
           faculty during an academic period in which the
           faculty member does not hold a paid appointment.
          Paragraph 7.162
          When a faculty member is on sick leave at the
           commencement of a new semester the sick leave
           accrual shall not take place unless and until the
           faculty member returns to regular duties.
     Subdivision 7.17  Lay Off - Recall
     When a faculty member is laid off any unused accumulated
      sick leave shall be restored provided that the faculty
      member is returned to active service by the university
      in accordance with Article Five (Staff Reduction).
     Subdivision 7.18  Compensation
     Compensation during sick leave will be equal to regular
      compensation less the amount the faculty member receives
      from disability benefits and/or Workers' Compensation.