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probationary period shall receive an one-time lump sum credit of three -hundred eighty-four (384.0) hours of paid sick leave in addition to the sick leave accrued during their probationary period. Employees assigned to forty (40) hour work schedules may accumulate an unlimited number of sick leave hours; however, sick leave hours accumulated in excess of one thousand four hundred and forty (1440) may be used solely for Ca1PERS services credit in accordance with Government Code Section 20862.8 "Credit for Unused Sick Leave". Employees are allowed a sick leave deficit of twenty-four (24) hours beyond that actually earned. Employees on leave of absence with pay in lieu of temporary disability payments pursuant to Section 4850 of the Labor Code shall accumulate sick leave during said leave of absence in accordance with this section. 14.3 Sick Leave Usage Employees may use accumulated sick leave in one (1) hour increments as follows: A. For the employee's own diagnosis, care, or treatment of an existing health condition or for the employee's own preventative care, including routine medical and dental appointments. B. For the diagnosis, care, or treatment of an existing health condition or preventative care for an employee's family member, including routine medical and dental appointments. For purposes of this provision, "family member" includes: a biological, adopted, or foster child, stepchild, legal ward, or a child to whom the employee stands in loco parentis, a biological, adoptive or foster parent, stepparent, or legal guardian of an employee or the employee's spouse or registered domestic partner, or a person who stood in loco parentis when the employee was a minor child, spouse, registered domestic partner, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling. Employees assigned to a 56 -hour work schedule may utilize a maximum of one hundred forty-four (144) hours of accumulated sick leave per calendar year and employees assigned to a 40 -hour work schedule may utilize a maximum of (96) hours of accumulated sick leave for this purpose. C. Sick Leave may also be used to obtain any relief or services related to being a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking including the following with appropriate certification of the need for such services: • A temporary restraining order or restraining order. • Other injunctive relief to help ensure the health, safety or welfare of themselves or their children. • To seek medical attention for injuries caused by domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. • To obtain services from a domestic violence shelter, program, or rape crisis center as a result of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. • To obtain psychological counseling related to an experience of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. ■ To participate in safety planning and take other actions to increase safety from future domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, including temporary or permanent relocation. NJ