(1) The district determines the amount of shared leave, if any, which a leave recipient may receive. However, a leave recipient must not receive more than 522 days of shared leave during total district employment.

Districts are encouraged to consider other methods of accommodating the employee's needs such as modified duty, modified hours, flex-time, or special assignments in place of shared leave.

(2) The district may not prevent an employee from using shared leave intermittently or on nonconsecutive days so long as the leave has not been returned under WAC 392-136A-070.