ARTICLE XIX

TOOL REPLACEMENT

1.0 Subject to Section 3.0 below, the District will repair or replace (or pay the cost of repairing or replacing) employees' hand tools which are broken or damaged in District service or lost through verified theft from District property not the result of the employee's negligence. Such hand tools must be those the employee is required to possess by the District and must be listed on approved inventory lists. All employees required to supply their own hand tools shall be given an inventory list form and information regarding hand tools as indicated in this Article. Any broken or damaged hand tools replaced with comparable valued hand tools shall become the property of the District.

2.0 It is understood that employees will be responsible for taking reasonable care of their tools and that they will be held responsible for carelessness, neglect, and misuse. The District reserves the right to review cases where there are repeated or high frequency claims for hand tools.

3.0 If employees' hand tools are damaged beyond repair or lost through verified theft, the replacement value of the tools, as determined at the time of damage or theft (including a normal allowance for depreciation) shall be paid, subject to a $100 deductible. Claims of less than $100 shall not be processed. The maximum payment for any one loss shall not exceed $500. Losses in excess of $500 but not to exceed $3,000 [$5,000 for Apprentice Automotive Mechanic (Bus-Truck), Automotive Body Mechanic, Automotive Mechanic, Automotive Mechanic (Bus-Truck) and Garage Assistant] shall be reimbursed only with the prior approval of the branch head. A written request for reimbursement for damage to or theft of tools shall be filed by the employee with the Insurance Section of the Administrative and Insurance Services Branch within sixty (60) calendar days of the date of loss and shall be signed by the employee's immediate supervisor and the branch head. The Administrative and Insurance Services Branch shall conduct such investigation as may be necessary. Reimbursement is provided only when approval for the use of tools was given before the tools were brought to the school or office or other District property and only when the value of the tools was agreed upon by the employee and the supervisor and approved by the branch head.

4.0 Where the claim involves a theft, the employee must submit a police report and include the DR number in the claim.

5.0 The employee must assign to the District the right of subrogation to the extent of any payment made by the District.

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