Issuance of Revisions to Academic Personnel Manual (APM) Section 710, Leaves of Absence/Sick Leave/Medical Leave

Effective November 17, 2023, Academic Personnel Manual (APM) Section 710, Leaves of Absence/Sick Leave/Medical Leave was revised to reflect the following revisions:

Technical revisions to add a “designated person” for family and medical leave due to changes to the California Family Rights Act (CFRA), Effective January 1, 2023.
Substantive change to allow academic appointees to use accrued sick leave for medical appointments or illness of a designated person.
Addition of Academic Personnel Section (APS) 758, Leaves of Absence/Other Leaves with Pay to APM 710-1 to address bereavement leave.

The revised Academic Personnel Manual (APM) Section 710 and accompanying issuance letter can be accessed via the provided links.

If you have any questions concerning this policy revision, please contact Gabriel Lopez, Director of Academic Policy & Family Programs, at gal037@ucsd.edu.

Robert Continetti
Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs