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H. Denial. No employee shall be entitled to sick leave with pay while absent from ditty because of sickness or injury purposely self-inflicted or caused by willful misconduct; or because of sickness or injury sustained while engaged in employment, other than employment by the City, for monetary gain or other compensation; or due to other reasons resulting from engaging in any business or activity for the purpose of personal monetary gain or other compensation. I. Excess Usage. If sick leave is used in excess of that due and available, such excess sick leave will first be deducted from any available compensatory time off benefit, then from any available vacation leave benefit, and finally from the next scheduled salary payment. J. Necessity Leave. Each employee shall be afforded the opportunity to use up to 48 hours of sick leave per calendar year, on a non -cumulative basis, as personal necessity leave. Personal necessity leave may be used to attend to an illness of a family member. "Family member" means any of the following: (1) A child, which for purposes of this article means a biological, adopted, or foster child, stepchild, legal ward, or a child to whom the employee stands in loco parentis. This definition of a child is applicable regardless of age or dependency status. (2) A biological, adoptive, or foster parent, stepparent, or legal guardian of an employee or the employee's spouse or registered domestic partner, or a person who stood in loco parentis when the employee was a minor child. (3) A spouse. (4) A registered domestic partner. (5) A grandparent. (6) A grandchild. (7) A sibling. Any member of the employees' household related by blood or marriage; any other relative of the employee by blood or marriage, where it can be established by the employee that the employee's presence is required to handle emergency arrangements and/or other matters. Necessity leave may also be used: a) to attend to a serious accident to members of the employee's immediate family; b) childbirth; c) to cope with imminent danger to the employee's family, home, or other valuable property; d) when the existence of external circumstances beyond the employee's control make it impossible for him or her to report for duty; or e) attend to medical or dental appointments for members of the employee's household or family member as defined above. 42 25B-44