12.1 Sabbatical Leave
Full-time academic employees [Sec. 2-1a(1)] at the rank of Instructor (or equivalent) or above, who have completed six years of service on the campus without having received leave with pay, may petition for sabbatical leave for study and research, the object of which is to enable them to increase their professional efficiency and usefulness to the University. Adequate justification setting forth the plan for each sabbatical leave shall be stated, and report of the accomplishments under each leave granted shall be made promptly upon return from sabbatical leave. Sabbatical leave shall normally be approved for the purpose of seeking a higher degree only under unusual circumstances. Persons employed on a 12-month basis may be granted 12 months’ leave with one-half pay or six months’ leave with full pay. Persons employed on nine-month basis may be granted nine months’ leave with one-half pay or four and one-half months’ leave with full pay. Approval of sabbatical leaves shall be in accordance with the Personnel Action Approval Policy. A member of the academic staff who is granted sabbatical leave shall be required to return to his University duties for at least a year before accepting employment elsewhere. A condition for granting of a sabbatical leave is the potential benefit the University will receive as a result of the sabbatical.
Under unusual circumstances, persons may accept employment during sabbatical leave if such employment is approved in advance by the President upon recommendation of the Chancellor or, for LSU, the President’s designee as supportive of the purposes of the leave.
[Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College. (10/4/18). Regulations (Article III, Section 1). https://www.lsu.edu/bos/docs/regulations-changes-for-2018.pdf]
12.2 Leave to Obtain Advanced Degree
Members of the instructional, research, and extension staff on full-time regular academic appointment, who have completed two consecutive years of service at the rank of Instructor (or equivalent) or above, may petition for a leave of absence with part pay for not more than one year of study which will culminate in the receipt of an advanced degree. Such petition shall set forth the course of study to be pursued, the institution to be attended, an account of the petitioner’s prospect for securing an advanced degree, and such other information as may be required. Approval shall be granted only after it has been determined that the interests of the University will be best served by granting such leave and that the petitioner will return to his University duties for at least two years before accepting employment elsewhere. Approval of sabbatical leaves shall be in accordance with the Personnel Action Approval Policy. The amount of pay to be allowed under such a grant shall be determined in each individual case, but in no event shall it exceed one-half of the regular salary which would accrue to the petitioner during the period of leave.4 If the petitioner, upon taking educational leave, does not return to the University for the required two years, the petitioner shall pay back to the University the amount paid to the petitioner for the leave. The period of service completed prior to granting of leave under this section shall not be counted in considering eligibility for sabbatical leave.
[Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College. (10/4/18). Regulations (Article III, Section 2). https://www.lsu.edu/bos/docs/regulations-changes-for-2018.pdf]
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