Sabbatical Leaves

The STATE agrees to continue, as herein modified, a sabbatical leave program. In each year of this Agreement the State Colleges/Universities will be authorized to grant one hundred sixty (160) half year leaves. At each College/University two (2) half-year leaves may be combined into one (1) full-year leave. These leaves will be apportioned among the Colleges/Universities on a basis proportional to the number of eligible faculty members and librarians at each College/University with at least six (6) consecutive years of service at a College/University.

A. Eligibility - Application - Approval

1. All full-time tenured faculty members (including Demonstration Teachers and Demonstration Specialists at the A. H. Moore School) and librarians who, as of June 30 prior to the year for which the leave is requested, have completed a period of six (6) or more consecutive years of service at a College/University, shall be eligible to apply for a sabbatical leave during the 1999-2000, 2000-2001, 2001-2002, or the 2002-2003 academic years. Sabbatical leaves are granted no more frequently than once every seven (7) years.
2. a. Application shall be submitted to the President of the College/University no later than February 1st of each year.

   b. Application may be made for the purpose of pursuing a substantial project designed to yield publishable results and/or enhance competency as a scholar or teacher. Sabbatical leaves may also be granted for the pursuit of an accredited terminal degree program in an appropriate field of study.

   c. A committee will be established under the governance structure of each College/University to review the academic merits of each application and make recommendations to the President. The UNION shall have the right to appoint one employee observer to such committee. The committee shall conduct its review and make its recommendations by no later than March 1st of the year involved.

   d. The President shall take into consideration the recommendations of the committee and shall make recommendations for approval or disapproval to the Board of Trustees.

B. Terms of Sabbatical Leave

1. Half-year leaves shall be at the rate of three-quarters (3/4) salary.
2. Full-year leaves shall be at the rate of half (1/2) salary.
3. For librarians, half-year leaves shall be five (5) months, and full-year leaves ten (10) months.
4. The period of the leave shall be credited for increment purposes, where such credit is relevant.
5. A faculty member or librarian on sabbatical leave shall be entitled to the continuation of pension and insurance programs benefits as provided in the applicable plans.
6. Each faculty member or librarian accepting a leave must sign a written statement obligating him or her to continue to serve for at least one (1) year after expiration of the term of the leave, unless waived by the President of the College/University.
7. Faculty members or librarians on such leave are permitted to receive additional compensation in the form of fellowships, government grants, and honoraria for purposes related to the leave and part-time employment directly related to the project at an institution where they are in residence for the purpose of study and research in addition to the partial salary from the College/University, provided that total compensation from all sources does not exceed such faculty members' full salary at the College/University. The leave may not be used to accept paid employment during the period of the leave except as provided above.
8. Faculty or librarians on sabbatical leave may engage in outside employment if it does not conflict with the purpose of the sabbatical leave or N.J.A.C. 9: 2-10.1 et seq. and the faculty member reports the outside employment before going on leave.