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<br />9.7 School Conference and Activities Leave <br /> <br />Leave of 16 Hours: Under Minnesota Statute ~ 181.9412, an Employer must grant <br />an Etuployee leave of up to a total of sixteen- (16) hours during any twelve- (12) <br />month period to attend school conferences or school-related activities related to the <br />Employee's child, provided the conferences or school-related activities cannot be <br />scheduled during non-work hours. If the Employee's child receives child care <br />services or attends a pre-kindergatten regular or special education program, the <br />Employee may use the leave time provided in this section to attend a conference or <br />activity related to the Employee's child, or to observe and monitor the services or <br />programs, provided the conference, activity, or observation cannot be scheduled <br />during non-work hours. When the leave cannot be scheduled during non-work <br />hours and the need for the leave is foreseeable, the Employee must provide <br />reasonable prior notice of the leave and make a reasonahle effort to schedule the <br />leave so as not to disrupt unduly the operations of the Employer. <br /> <br />Foster Child: For the purpose of this section, the definition of "child" includes <br />foster child. <br /> <br />Unpaid or Use of PTO: The school conference and activities leave will be unpaid, <br />except that an Employee may substitute any accrued paid PTO leave or <br />com~ensatory timeJor any P<lrt of the leav.e_ under~~.:ection. ___ . <br /> <br />9.8 Service as Election Judge <br /> <br />General: Under Minnesota Statutes ~ 204B.195, an individual who is selected to <br />serve as an election judge pursuant to ~ 204B.21, subdivision 2 may, after giving the <br />Employer at least 20 days' written notice, be absent from work for the purpose of <br />serving as an election judge without penalty. The Employer may restrict the number <br />of Employees serving as election judges to twenty (20) per cent of the workforce at a <br />single worksite. <br /> <br />Wages: The salary or wages of the Employee serving as an election judge shall be <br />reduced by the amount paid to the election judge by the appointing authority during <br />the time the Employee was absent from employment. The Employee also has the <br />option to use personal leave for the absence. <br /> <br />Request: The written request to be absent from work must be accompanied by a <br />certification from the appointing authority stating the hourly compensation to be <br />paid to the Employee for service as an election judge and the hours during which the <br />Employee will serve. <br /> <br />9.9 Leave for Bone Marrow Donation <br /> <br />General: Under Minnesota Statute ~ 181.945, an Employee who works an average <br />of at least 20 hours per week is entitled to a paid leave of absence to undergo a <br />medical procedure to donate bone marrow. The combined length of the leave may <br /> <br />22 <br />