Eligibility

Under APM 760-29, Academic Senate appointees may be eligible for appointment to a part-time position or may be eligible to reduce their percentage of time of an appointment from full time to part time for a specified period of time (up to 5-year increments) “to accommodate family needs (as defined in APM-760) which includes childbearing, childrearing, serious health condition, disability, bereavement or care for a close family member.” Terms of the appointment and expectations for productivity should be thoroughly discussed at the offset.
The faculty member does not have to take a formal leave or have a modification of duties to qualify.

Guidelines

Effort may not be reduced below 51%.
APM -220-16-d requires that the period of temporary reduction in percentage of time of an appointment shall be set forth in a memorandum of understanding and may be shortened or extended by written agreement between the appointee and the University.
Members of the Health Sciences Compensation Plan who reduce the percentage of time of their appointment remain under the same terms of the Plan during the period that their appointment is reduced (APM-670, 671).
The Chancellor has authority to approve appointments covered under the Family Accommodations for Childbearing and Childrearing.
Full-time appointees with a temporary reduction in the percentage of time of an appointment will return to full-time service at the end of the agreed-upon period of temporary reduction. Additional requests may be submitted if existing or new qualifying events apply.

Qualifying Circumstances

Note: Faculty member does not have to take a formal leave or have a modification of duties for the listed reasons:

Childbearing
An academic appointee who is a birth parent and is responsible for 50% or more of the care of their child under age 18.

Pregnancy Disability
Time an appointee is temporarily disabled because of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.

Childrearing for birth or adoption
Appointee is responsible for 50 percent or more of the care of the child. The birth or placement of one or more children at the same time constitutes a single event of birth or placement. Own

Serious Health Condition/Care for family member/Bereavement
Appointee’s ability to pursue his or her duties is significantly disrupted by a serious health condition or disability, by the need to care for a close family member who is seriously ill, or by the death of a close family member. This provision also covers other persons residing in the faculty member’s household or cases involving close personal connection or interdependence. *Must provide supporting documentation to Human Resources.