question, why not sick leave for mental days, as if you have ever buried a family member it takes a lot out of you.  Plus why not 5 days as it take longer than you think if you are the one preparing for a family member funeral.  I am just think about in-state if you have to travel out-of-state, that is another issue to deal with.

1)(d) to help read a little better.

This line is confusing:
 B. Employees who take bereavement leave time in addition to bereavement leave should first take vacation leave and then leave without pay if no vacation is available.
 
Does this mean we take vacation time before we use bereavement leave?

Could mother, father be "parent", sister, brother be "sibling", wife, husband be "spouse" and son, daughter be "child"? This would make it match "grandparent" and "grandchild", and make it less wordy.

Section B under IV. Procedures seems unclear. I'm guessing it is for when when employees needs longer time than the available bereavement time, maybe have it say "Employees who take **longer** bereavement leave time in addition to the bereavement leave **available**...."

Suggested wording for point B to reduce confusion: Employees who take leave in addition to the three bereavement days should first use vacation and then leave without pay if no vacation is available.

However, can employees not use sick leave for additional bereavement days? The College has encouraged employees to include mental/emotional health days as valid reason for sick leave which is a leading factor in why individuals need time off for bereavement. Seems like a valid reason to use either sick or vacation leave according to what the employee has available.

I don't understand part IV B: Employees who take "bereavement leave time" in addition to "bereavement leave" should first take vacation leave and then leave without pay if no vacation is available.

The policy should clarify if the three days of bereavement leave must be taken consecutively or if the three days may be taken non-consecutively. Making arrangements are difficult when the days must be taken consecutively.

Perhaps change to "bereavement leave time beyond the 3-day bereavement leave"

Under section IV. A 1. does not read clear to me. immediate family members (includes): father, mother, brother, sister, grandparent, husband, wife, son, daughter, grandchild, or domestic partner;

This sentence is unclear:
B. Employees who take bereavement leave time in addition to bereavement leave should first take vacation leave and then to leave without pay if no vacation is available.

Should it say "employees who take bereavement leave time in addition to vacation leave . . . "

Within cultural or religious belief systems, bereavement time could take more than 3 days. In the case of my daughter, it took the funeral parlor that long to prepare her body for the funeral, after her death, and that was after 2 days in the hospital. Luckily the funeral was on Saturday, a non-work day. However, I'm grateful for the support of colleagues, from staff, faculty and administrators during this life changing time.

I didn't understand  option B.
 "Employees who take bereavement leave time in addition to bereavement leave"....
 
Additionally, please keep in mind the importance of recognizing diversity and inclusion at Salt Lake Community College, and understand that family values, history and morals of People of Color are not always the same as other cultures. People of Color often do not see "in-laws," nieces, nephews, aunts etc. as distant relatives, but view them as immediate family.
 
Many People of Color are raised by their grandparents, aunts, uncles and view their cousins as siblings, and their aunts and uncles as parents. In some cultures nieces and nephews are considered the children of aunts etc..
 
It is important that we realize, recognize, honor and embrace the diversity that we have in our staff and faculty at SLCC, and address the misinterpretations of the Eurocentric way of believing and thinking of "traditional" families. For many of "us" all of our family is considered traditional. We must be inclusive and create policies that are reflective of this diversity.