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Sample Contract Language for Collectively Bargained Agreements for TPO Service

Sample 1: Up to five (5) employees serving as full-time local, state or national TPO officers shall be entitled upon request of the TPO to be granted unpaid leaves of absence. The following amounts shall be paid by the TPO as compensation for services to the TPO, however, the Board will transmit to STRS Ohio any employee and employer retirement contributions received from the TPO:

(List compensation amounts.)

Provides a leave of absence for members to serve as TPO officials and operates to permit contributions on the salary paid by the TPO to the extent it exceeds regular teaching contract per diem multiplied by 250.

Sample 2: An employee who is engaged during the school day or on behalf of the TPO in negotiations, mediation, bargaining grievances or arbitration with any representative of the Board or to serve as a state or national officer of the TPO shall be released from regular duty without any loss of scheduled salary or charge against any other leave granted by this Agreement.

Language permits contributions on regular teaching contract salary despite absence from teaching duty. Since no additional compensation is being provided, no provision is made for additional payments.

Sample 3: Upon the request of the TPO, the TPO president and up to three others designated by the TPO shall be released from regular duty during any school day to participate in negotiations, mediation, bargaining, grievances, arbitrations, or local, state and national meetings of the TPO. No loss of salary paid by the Board shall occur. In addition, such employee shall be entitled to the following amounts paid by the TPO:

(List additional amounts)

Permits retirement contributions by officials granted release time on regular teaching salary and amounts paid for TPO service up to the applicable annual maximum compensation.

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