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57. SCHOOL ACTIVITIES LEAVE POLICY Employees who have worked at least one-half time during the preceding twelve months are entitled to up to 16 hours leave during any 12-month period to attend school conferences or classroom activities related to the employee's child, provided the conferences or classroom activities cannot be scheduled during non -work hours. If an employee's child receives child care services or attends a pre -kindergarten regular or special education program, the employee may use the leave time to attend a conference, or activity related to the employee's child, or to observe and monitor the services and program, provided the conference, activity or observation cannot be scheduled during non -work hours. When the need for leave under this section is foreseeable, the employee must provide reasonable prior notice of the leave to his or her immediate supervisor and make a reasonable effort to schedule the leave so as not to unduly disrupt Utilities business. Regular paid sick leave may not be used for purposes of this school activities leave. 58. BONE MARROW AND ORGAN DONATION LEAVE Employees who work an average of twenty (20) or more hours per week who seek to undergo a medical procedure to donate bone marrow or an organ or partial organ will be granted up to forty (40) hours of paid leave. Regular sick leave need not be used when this Bone Marrow and Organ Donation Leave policy is applicable to the circumstances. The Utilities may require verification by a health care provider of the purpose and length of each leave requested by the employee pursuant to this policy. 59. NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE LEAVE Any officer or employee of the Utilities who is a member of the National Guard or other reserve unit is entitled to a leave of absence from public office or employment without loss of pay, seniority status, efficiency rating, vacation leave, sick leave, or other benefits for the time that he/she is engaged with the reserve in training or active service so long as such leave does not exceed a total of fifteen (15) days in any calendar year. Such leave will be allowed only in cases where the required military or naval service is satisfactorily performed. Such leave will not be allowed unless the officer or employee: • Returns to the public position immediately on being relieved from such military or naval service and not later than the expiration of the time herein limited for such leave; or • Is prevented from returning to Utilities employment by physical or mental disability or other cause not due to the officer's or employee's own fault; or 56 June 2023 61847929v4 134