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BOARD O F T R U S T E E S

[September 13

Amendment to General Rules (Article IV, Section 4(c)—Disability (Sick Leave) Benefits)

(18) Article IV, Section 4(c), of the General Rules Concerning University Organization and Procedure extends the disability benefit of twelve cumulative and compensable days plus thirteen noncumulative days to all employees or annuitants in the State Universities Retirement System or the Federal Retirement System. Postdoctoral research associates and medical residents who elect to participate in either retirement plan as well as annuitants who return to the University's employ are eligible to receive the disability benefit under the current rules. T h e cumulative and compensable provision of our disability benefits was intended to decrease absenteeism among "permanent" employees. Since postdoctoral research associates, medical residents, and SURS annuitants are not "permanent" employees, a modification to the eligibility requirements seems appropriate. With this amendment, postdoctoral research associates, medical residents, and SURS annuitants will no longer receive the twelve cumulative and compensable sick leave days but will continue to receive the thirteen noncumulative days. T h e vice president for academic affairs and the University Senates Conference have endorsed this modification. I concur.

O n motion of Ms. Reese, this a m e n d m e n t was approved.

In the text below, deletions are interlineated and additions are underscored. SECTION 4. RETIREMENT, DEATH, SURVIVOR, AND DISABILITY (SICK LEAVE) BENEFITS University policy provides for the payment of salary in case of illness or other disability for specified periods as described below. In addition to the benefits provided by the University, a system of retirement, death, survivor, and disability benefits is established by law creating the State Universities Retirement System of Illinois, a state agency separate and distinct from the University of Illinois. (a) Retirement Age. Each appointee of the University serving under a contract of indefinite (unlimited) tenure must retire no later than the day before the beginning of the next academic year immediately following the appointee's 70th birthday; however, in exceptional cases and for substantial cause, retirement may be deferred upon written request of the employee, approved by the Chancellor, when appropriate, and the President, for a period not to exceed 1 year at any one time. (b) Participation in the State Universities Retirement System. With certain exceptions, University employees are required to participate in the State Universities Retirement System. (c) Disability (Sick Leave) Benefits. T h e University of Illinois provides disability benefits as follows: (1) Nonacademic Employees. Leave is granted with full pay for disability in the amounts and in accordance with eligibility criteria set forth in the Policy and Rules— Nonacademic for those employees subject to the Act creating the State Universities Civil Service System. (2) Academic or Administrative Staff. Academic and administrative staff members (with the exception of Medical Residents and Postdoctoral Research Associates) who are eligible for participation participants or annuitants in the State Universities Retirement System or the Federal Retirement System, earn disability (sick) leave as provided in this subparagraph (2). Medical Residents, Postdoctoral Research Associates, SURS Annuitants and other academic and administrative staff members who are not participants or annuitants in the State Universities or Federal Retirement Systems earn disability (sick) leave of 13 work days for each appointment year, no part of which will be cumulative, and the 13 days will be prorated for those on parttime appointments, or on appointments for less than a full appointment year.