Code No. 414.5
CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE BEREAVEMENT LEAVE
In the event of a death of a member of a classified employee's immediate family, bereavement leave may be granted. Bereavement leave granted will be for a maximum of five days, with "day" being defined as one work day regardless of full-time or part-time status of the employee, per occurrence, for the death of a member of the immediate family. The immediate family includes child, spouse, parent, brother, sister, mother-in-law, or father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandparent.
A leave up to two consecutive days shall be granted to attend the funeral of any other relative of the employee.
A maximum of one day of bereavement leave may be granted per occurrence of the death of a close friend or other relative not listed above.
It is within the discretion of the superintendent to determine the number of bereavement leave days to be granted.
Legal Reference:
Iowa Code §§ 20; 279.8.
Approved 9-13-93 Reviewed 2-19-01 Revised 11-18-2019