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Reinstatement: The Employee is entitled to return to work in the same or comparable position and at the same rate of pay the Employee was receiving prior to commencement of the leave unless the Employee's job was eliminated during the leave. In this instance, the Employee will be treated as laid off pursuant to Section 5.4. 9.7 School Conference and Activities Leave Leave of 16 Hours: Under Minnesota Statute § 181.9412, an Employer must grant an Employee leave of up to a total of sixteen- (16) hours during any twelve- (12) month period to attend school conferences or school - related activities related to the Employee's child, provided the conferences or school - related activities cannot be scheduled during non -work hours. If the Employee's child receives child care services or attends a pre - kindergarten regular or special education program, the Employee may use the leave time provided in this section to attend a conference or activity related to the Employee's child, or to observe and monitor the services or programs, provided the conference, activity, or observation cannot be scheduled during non -work hours. When the leave cannot be scheduled during non -work hours and the need for the leave is foreseeable, the Employee must provide reasonable prior notice of the leave and make a reasonable effort to schedule the leave so as not to disrupt unduly the operations of the Employer. Foster Child: For the purpose of this section, the definition of "child" includes foster child. Unpaid or Use of PTO: The school conference and activities leave will be unpaid, except that an Employee may substitute any accrued paid PTO leave or compensatory time for any part of the leave under this section. 9.8 Service as Election Judge General: Under Minnesota Statutes 5 204B.195, an individual who is selected to serve as an election judge pursuant to 5 204B.21, subdivision 2 may, after giving the Employer at least 20 days' written notice, be absent from work for the purpose of serving as an election judge without penalty. The Employer may restrict the number of Employees serving as election judges to twenty (20) per cent of the workforce at a single worksite. Wages: The salary or wages of the Employee serving as an election judge shall be reduced by the amount paid to the election judge by the appointing authority during the time the Employee was absent from employment. The Employee also has the option to use personal leave for the absence. Request: The written request to be absent from work must be accompanied by a certification from the appointing authority stating the hourly compensation to be paid to the Employee for service as an election judge and the hours during which the Page 22 of 51 Adopted XXX, 2009 70