Iowa Code
Chapter 279 - DIRECTORS — POWERS AND DUTIES
Section 279.40 - Sick leave.

279.40 Sick leave.
1. a. Public school employees are granted leave of absence for medically related disability with full pay in the following minimum amounts:
(1) The first year of employment10 days.
(2) The second year of employment11 days.
(3) The third year of employment12 days.
(4) The fourth year of employment13 days.
(5) The fifth year of employment14 days.
(6) The sixth and subsequent years of employment15 days.
b. The above amounts shall apply only to consecutive years of employment in the same school district and unused portions shall be cumulative to at least a total of ninety days. The school board shall, in each instance, require such reasonable evidence as it may desire confirming the necessity for such leave of absence.
2. Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting the right of a school board to grant more time than the days herein specified.
3. Cumulation of sick leave under this section shall not be affected or terminated due to the organization or dissolution of a community school district or districts which include all or the portion of the district which employed the particular public school employee for the school year previous to the organization or dissolution, if the employee is employed by one of the community school districts for the first school year following its organization or dissolution.
4. Any amounts due an employee under this section shall be reduced by benefits payable under sections 85.33 and 85.34, subsection 1.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §279.40]
2010 Acts, ch 1061, §99

Structure Iowa Code

Iowa Code

Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS

Chapter 279 - DIRECTORS — POWERS AND DUTIES

Section 279.1 - Organization — student improvement oversight.

Section 279.2 - Special meetings.

Section 279.3 - Appointment of secretary and treasurer.

Section 279.4 - Quorum.

Section 279.5 - Temporary officers.

Section 279.6 - Vacancies — qualification — tenure.

Section 279.7 - Vacancies filled by special election — qualification — tenure.

Section 279.7A - Interest in public contracts prohibited — exceptions.

Section 279.8 - General rules — bonds of employees.

Section 279.8A - Traffic and parking.

Section 279.8B - Petition — school board meeting agenda — public comment.

Section 279.9 - Use of tobacco, alcoholic beverages, or controlled substances.

Section 279.9A - Student transfers — information sharing.

Section 279.9B - Reports to juvenile authorities.

Section 279.10 - School year — beginning date — exemption.

Section 279.11 - Number of schools — attendance — terms — classroom assignment.

Section 279.12 - Contracts — teachers — insurance — educational leave.

Section 279.13 - Contracts with teachers — automatic continuation — initial background investigations.

Section 279.14 - Evaluation criteria and procedures.

Section 279.14A - Practitioner performance improvement program.

Section 279.15 - Notice of termination — request for hearing.

Section 279.16 - Private hearing — decision — record.

Section 279.17 - Appeal by teacher to adjudicator.

Section 279.18 - Appeal by teacher to court.

Section 279.19 - Probationary period.

Section 279.19A - Extracurricular contracts.

Section 279.19B - Coaching endorsement and authorization.

Section 279.20 - Superintendent — term — employment of support personnel.

Section 279.21 - Principals.

Section 279.22 - Residence of employees.

Section 279.23 - Continuing contract for administrators.

Section 279.23A - Evaluation criteria and procedures.

Section 279.24 - Contract with administrators — automatic continuation or termination.

Section 279.25 - Discharge of administrator.

Section 279.26 - Lease arrangements.

Section 279.27 - Discharge of teacher.

Section 279.28 - Insurance — supplies — textbooks.

Section 279.29 - Claims — investments.

Section 279.30 - Payments — exceptions.

Section 279.31 - Settlement with treasurer.

Section 279.32 - Compensation of officers.

Section 279.33 - Annual settlements.

Section 279.34 - Motor vehicles required to operate on ethanol blended gasoline.

Section 279.35 - Publication of proceedings.

Section 279.36 - Publication procedures and fee.

Section 279.37 - Employment of counsel.

Section 279.38 - Membership in association of school boards — audit.

Section 279.38A - Membership in other organizations— reporting requirements.

Section 279.39 - School buildings.

Section 279.40 - Sick leave.

Section 279.41 - Schoolhouses and sites sold — funds.

Section 279.42 - Gifts to schools.

Section 279.43 - Reporting inappropriate teaching assignments.

Section 279.44 - Energy audits.

Section 279.45 - Administrative expenditures.

Section 279.46 - Retirement incentives — tax.

Section 279.47 - Telecommunications — participation by school districts in database development.

Section 279.48 - Equipment purchase.

Section 279.49 - Child care programs.

Section 279.50 - Human growth and development instruction.

Section 279.50A - Educational standards — agreements for mathematics and science units.

Section 279.51 - Programs for at-risk children.

Section 279.51A - Classroom environment — behavioral challenges — reports of violence or assault.

Section 279.52 - Optional funding of asbestos projects.

Section 279.53 - Loan proceeds.

Section 279.54 - School district income surtax.

Section 279.55 - Teacher exchange program.

Section 279.56 - Board participation.

Section 279.57 - Period of exchange.

Section 279.58 - School dress code policies.

Section 279.59 - Access by associations.

Section 279.60 - Assessments — access to data — reports.

Section 279.61 - Individual career and academic plan — report.

Section 279.62 - Nonprofit school organizations.

Section 279.63 - Financial report.

Section 279.64 - Tax-sharing agreements.

Section 279.65 - Student advancement policy — findings — supplemental strategies and educational services grant program.

Section 279.66 - Discipline and personal conduct standards.

Section 279.67 - Competitive living wage.

Section 279.68 - Student progression — intensive reading instruction — reporting requirements.

Section 279.69 - School employees — background investigations.

Section 279.70 - Training on suicide prevention, adverse childhood experiences identification, and toxic stress response mitigation strategies.

Section 279.71 - Student online personal information protection.

Section 279.72 - Training on dyslexia.

Section 279.73 - Intellectual freedom — protection — complaints.

Section 279.74 - Training and curriculum prohibited — specific defined concepts.

Section 279.75 - Training for equity coordinators.