Subject to operational needs and reasonable notice to the employer, employees shall be permitted to use accrued leave credits (vacation, annual leave, personal holiday, holiday credits, CTO) for the purpose of attending school or non-school family-related activities such as sports events, recitals, 4-H, etc., in which the employee's child is participating. However, use of such leave shall not diminish an employee's entitlement under the Family School Partnership Act (Labor Code section 230.8) to, upon reasonable notice to the employer, use up to eight (8) hours per month but not to exceed forty (40) hours per calendar year of accrued leave credits (vacation, annual leave, personal holiday, holiday credits, CTO) for the purpose of attending school or pre-school related activities in which the employee's child is participating. Family is defined as the employee's son, daughter, or any child the employee stands in loco parentis (to the child). Employee leave requests for family activities shall be in accordance with the appropriate departmental procedures.
Subject to operational needs, and upon reasonable notice to the employee's immediate supervisor, employees shall be eligible to use accumulated leave credits for the purpose of dealing with family crisis situations (e.g., divorce counseling, family or parenting conflict management, family care urgent matters and/or emergencies). If the employee has exhausted available leave credits, the employee may request unpaid leave. Family is defined as the parent, stepparent, spouse, domestic partner (as defined in accordance with Family Code section 297), child, grandchild, grandparent, brother, sister, stepchild, or any person residing in the immediate household. If eligible, any family crisis leave that meets the definition of serious health condition will run concurrently with section 8.16 of this Contract, Family Medical Leave Act. The State shall consider requests from employees to adjust work hours or schedules or consider other flexible arrangements consistent with a department's operational needs and the provisions of this Contract. Employee requests related to family crisis or domestic violence shall be in accordance with departmental procedures and, except in emergencies, shall be made with reasonable notice to the employee's immediate supervisor. The State shall maintain the confidentiality of any employee requesting accommodation under this section, but may require substantiation to support the employee's request.