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3) For the care of or attendance upon the sickness, routine medical and dental appointments or disability of members of his/her immediate family. A maximum of eighty (80) hours per year of family sick leave may be used for this purpose. The immediate family shall consist of the spouse, domestic partner, children, children of a domestic partner, parents, brothers, sisters, or other individual whose relationship to the employee is that of a dependent. This provision does not apply if the family sickness or disability occurs while the employee is on vacation leave. An employee eligible for temporary disability payments may use accumulated sick leave, compensatory time or vacation in order to maintain his/her regular income; provided, however, that the employee shall be allowed a credit against sick leave to the extent that temporary disability payments are retained by the City. In order to receive compensation while absent on sick leave the employee shall notify his/her immediate supervisor or the designated Assistant City Manager prior to or within one hour after the time set for beginning his/her daily duties or as may be specified by the Department Head. When absence is for more than eight (8) hours, the employee may be required to file a physician's certificate or a personal affidavit with the designated Assistant City Manager stating the cause of the absence. A physician's certificate may also be required for an absence of less than eight (8) hours when an employee is disciplined for attendance as set forth in Section 26.1. Section 14. Leaves of Absence 14.1 Family Leave Employees shall be eligible for family leave in accordance with the State "Family Rights Act of 1991," and the "Federal Family and Medical Leave Act 1993" and the "California State Labor code Section 233 Paid Sick Leave". 14.2 Personal Leave Any regular or probationary employee may upon written request to his/her Department Head and the designated Assistant City Manager, be granted by the City Manager a leave of absence without pay for unique personal reasons for a period not to exceed three (3) months. The written request must state the reasons for the leave. Employees may request Personal Leave up to sixteen (16) calendar weeks in length in order to take college courses full-time. For purposes of this section, full-time equals 6.1 or more quarter units if on the quarter system or 6.1 or more semester units in on the semester system. These courses must be approved in advance by the employee's Department Head and the designated Assistant City Manager and taken from an educational institution accredited by one of the Association of Schools and Colleges on the standardized list of Associations established by the Human Resources Department or -20 -