6. Personnel granted leaves of absence will receive full pay for one (1) semester or one (1) year, provided that such salary, when added to any salary paid under any Program Grant received by the applicant, shall not exceed the applicant's full annual salary rate for the step of the salary schedule (s)he will have attained during the year of his/her leave. Expenses approved by the Superintendent may be deducted before determining full annual salary.

7. Professional teacher status, regular salary increments, and
status of teachers on sabbatical leave shall not be impaired.
8. Prior to granting of such leave, an applicant shall enter into a
written agreement with the Lawrence School Committee that, upon termination of such leave, (s)he will return to service in the Lawrence Public Schools for a period equal to twice the length of such leave and that, in default of completing such service, (s)he will refund to the City of Lawrence an amount equal to such proportion of salary received by him/her while on leave as the amount of services not actually rendered as agreed bears to the whole amount of service agreed to be rendered, unless this failure is due to illness, disability or death and shall be so stated on his/her record.
H: ORGANIZED RESERVE FORCES
Every person who is a member of a service component of the Armed
Forces of the United States shall be granted, in accordance with Section 59 of Chapter 33 of the General Laws, leave of absence without loss of pay, during the time of his/her annual tour of duty as a member of such reserve component; provided, however, that such leave shall not exceed seventeen (17) days. This shall apply to reserve service which the teacher cannot postpone to the summer vacation.