[§302A-615]  Pay while on sabbatical.  Teachers or educational officers on sabbatical leave shall be paid an amount equal to one-half of the salary to which the teacher or educational officer would be entitled if regularly reappointed.  The payments shall be made in regular monthly installments, the last two of which shall not be made until after the teacher or educational officer has returned to the teacher's or educational officer's position in the department.  A teacher or educational officer granted sabbatical leave may engage in any form of employment provided the conditions established in section 302A-616 are fulfilled. [L 1996, c 89, pt of §2]