Common use of Personal Leave Days Clause in Contracts

Personal Leave Days. Section 1. All permanent full-time employees will be eligible for paid personal leave days as follows: a. One paid personal leave day will be earned in the employee's first calendar year of employment provided the employee has 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work week) in an active pay status in the calendar year. b. One paid personal leave day per one-half calendar year will be earned in the employee's second calendar year of employment, provided the employee has 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work week) in an active pay status in each one-half calendar year. c. One paid personal leave day per calendar quarter will be earned in the employee's third and subsequent years of employment, provided the employee has 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work week) in an active pay status in each one-quarter calendar year. d. Employees may be eligible for one additional personal leave day to be earned in the first calendar quarter provided the requirements of Article 9, Section 14 are met. e. Leave service credit earned during all periods of Commonwealth employment will be used to determine whether, for purposes of this Section, an employee is in the first calendar year of employment, the second calendar year of employment, or the third and subsequent years of employment. Section 2. Personal leave shall be scheduled and granted for periods of time requested by the employee subject to management's responsibility to maintain efficient operations. If the nature of the work makes it necessary to limit the number of employees on personal leave at the same time, the employee with the greatest seniority as defined in Article 24, Section 1 shall be given a choice of personal leave in the event of any conflict in selection. Section 3. Personal leave days shall be non-cumulative from calendar year to calendar year. However, employees will be permitted to carry over personal leave days into the first seven (7) pay periods of the next calendar year. Any days carried over in accordance with this Section which are not scheduled and used during the first seven (7) pay periods of the next calendar year will be lost. Section 4. An employee who becomes ill while on personal leave will not be charged personal leave for the period of illness provided the employee furnishes satisfactory proof of such illness to the Employer upon return to work. Section 5. All permanent, part-time employees shall receive personal leave days on a pro-rata basis calculated to the nearest half day, provided they are in an active pay status a percentage of 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work week) equal to the percentage of hours normally worked in a biweekly pay period during the earning periods specified in Section 1 above. Section 6. Effective as soon as practically and legally possible, the Commonwealth will adopt a tax-qualified Leave Payout Plan. All employees who attain age 55 before or during the calendar year they separate from service after adoption of the Leave Payout Plan shall have the leave payouts otherwise payable for accumulated and unused Annual Leave, Personal Leave, Compensatory Leave, Holiday Leave and Sick Leave, up to the maximum allowable by law, deposited in an account in the employee’s name, provided however that if the total amount of leave payout is $5000 or less, this amount shall be paid to the employee in cash. Amounts in excess of the maximum allowable amount will be paid to the employee in cash. Section 7. An employee who terminates employment for any reason shall be compensated for any personal days which the employee has earned but not used. Section 8. For the purpose of this Article, the calendar year shall be defined as beginning with the employee's first full pay period commencing on or after January 1, and continuing through the end of the employee's pay period that includes December 31. For the purpose of this Article, the calendar quarters shall be defined as beginning with the first full pay period in January through March 31, April 1 through June 30, July 1 through September 30, and October 1 through the last full pay period of the leave calendar year, which is the pay period that includes December 31. Section 9. Effective with the beginning of the 2017 leave calendar year and the incorporation of personal leave into annual leave, this Article shall expire. An additional personal day earned by an employee under the provisions of Article 9, Section 14 based on no sick leave usage during leave calendar year 2016 will be converted to an additional annual leave day at the beginning of the 2017 leave calendar year and thereafter be available for use in accordance this Article.

Personal Leave Days. Section 1. All permanent full-time employees will shall be eligible for four paid personal leave days as follows: a. per calendar year. One paid personal leave day will shall be earned in the employee's first per calendar year of employment provided the employee has 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work week) in an active pay status in the calendar year. b. One paid personal leave day per one-half calendar year will be earned in the employee's second calendar year of employmentquarter, provided the employee has 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work week) in an active pay status in each one-half calendar year. c. One paid personal leave day per calendar quarter will be earned in the employee's third and subsequent years of employment, provided the employee has 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work weekworkweek) in an active pay status in each one-quarter calendar year. d. Employees may be eligible for one additional personal leave day to be earned in the first calendar quarter provided the requirements of Article 9, Section 14 are met. e. Leave service credit earned during all periods of Commonwealth employment will be used to determine whether, for purposes of this Section, an employee is in the first calendar year of employment, the second calendar year of employment, or the third and subsequent years of employment. Section 2. Personal leave shall be scheduled and granted for periods of time requested by the an employee subject to management's responsibility to maintain efficient operations. If the nature of the work makes it necessary to limit the number of employees on personal leave at the same time, the employee with the greatest seniority as defined in Article 24, Section 1 it relates to total years of service with the Employer shall be given a choice of personal leave in the event of any conflict in selection. Section 3. Personal leave to which an employee may become entitled during the calendar year may be granted at the Employer's discretion before it is earned. An employee who is permitted to anticipate such leave and who subsequently terminates employment shall reimburse the Employer for those days of personal leave used but not earned. Section 4. Personal leave days shall be non-cumulative noncumulative from calendar year to calendar year. However, employees will be permitted to carry over personal leave days into the first seven (7) pay periods of the next calendar year. Any days carried over in accordance with this Section which are not scheduled and used during the first seven (7) pay periods of the next calendar year will be lost. Section 45. An employee who becomes ill while on personal leave will not be charged personal leave for the period of illness provided the employee furnishes satisfactory proof of such illness to the Employer upon return to work. Section 56. All permanent, permanent part-time employees shall receive personal leave days on a pro-pro rata basis calculated to the nearest half day, provided they are the employee is in an active pay status a percentage of 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work week) equal to the percentage of hours normally worked in a biweekly bi-weekly pay period during the earning periods specified in Section 1 above. Leave entitlement under this Section shall be exclusive of "on call" time. Section 67. Effective as As soon as practically and legally possible, the Commonwealth will adopt a tax-tax- qualified Leave Payout Plan. All employees who attain age 55 before or during the calendar year they separate from service after adoption of the Leave Payout Plan shall have the leave payouts otherwise payable for accumulated and unused Annual Leaveannual leave, Personal Leavepersonal leave, Compensatory Leavecompensatory leave, Holiday Leave holiday leave, and Sick Leavesick leave, up to the maximum allowable by law, deposited in an account in the employee’s name, provided however that if the total amount of leave payout is $5000 or less, this amount shall be paid to the employee in cash. Amounts in excess of the maximum allowable amount will be paid to the employee in cash. Section 7. An employee who terminates employment In the event that any participant in this plan also participates in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Alternative Retirement Plan, contributions to this leave payout plan shall be allowed for any reason shall plan year only to the extent such contributions will not cause the limitations contained in Code Sections 402 (g), 414 (v), or 415 to be compensated exceeded for any personal days which the employee has earned but not usedplan year when such contributions are aggregated with contributions made to the Alternative Retirement Plan on behalf of the participant. Section 8. For the purpose of this Article, the calendar year shall be defined as beginning with the employee's first full pay period commencing on or after January 1, 1 and continuing through the end of the employee's pay period that includes December 31. For the purpose of this Article, the calendar quarters shall be defined as beginning with the first full pay period in January through March 31, April 1 through June 30, July 1 through September 30, and October 1 through the last full pay period that includes December 31. For employees in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, the leave calendar yearquarters shall be defined as beginning with the first full pay period in January through the pay period that includes March 31, which is the first full pay period in April through the pay period that includes June 30, the first full pay period in July through the pay period that includes September 30, and the first full pay period in October through the pay period that includes December 31. Section 9. An employee's request for a personal leave day on the employee's birthday received in writing at least 45 calendar days prior to the employee's birthday shall be approved. An employee shall be allowed to anticipate the earning requirement in Section 1 above for a personal leave day used on the employee's birthday. If an employee's birthday falls on a day other than a regularly scheduled workday, the employee will be permitted to schedule a personal leave day in accordance with this Section either the work day immediately before or after the birthday. Section 10. Effective with the beginning of the 2017 2018 leave calendar year and the incorporation of personal leave into annual leave, this Article shall expire. An additional personal day earned by an employee under the provisions of Article 98, Section 14 11.a. based on no sick leave usage during leave calendar year 2016 2017 will be converted to an additional annual leave day at the beginning of the 2017 2018 leave calendar year and thereafter be available for use in accordance this Article.

Personal Leave Days. Section 1A. There shall be twenty-four (24) personal leave hours per each calendar year, commencing on January 1st and ending on December 31st, granted to members of AFSCME, Local 1562, Council 8. All permanent Part-time bus operators and part-time laborers shall have eight (8) personal leave hours per calendar year, commencing on January 1st and ending December 31st. Part-time bus operators and part-time laborers who turn full-time may not receive more than twenty-four (24) personal leave hours in the calendar year outlined above. The leave hours request shall be made at the commencement of each shift period by request to the employee’s supervisor. The supervisor shall grant the leave hours as requested unless operational requirements necessitate the presence of the employee. In the event of any employee emergency, it is not necessary to report the request at the beginning of the shift if said emergency is incurred during the shift. The employee’s supervisor shall be responsible for keeping a personal leave day record for the calendar year for each employee with date and hour leave indicated and initialed by the supervisor and the employee. Normally there shall be no carry-over of unused personal leave hours. However, if an employee is unable to take personal leave due to a denial due to operational reasons the employee can roll over that personal day (hours) to be scheduled and utilized no later than March 1 of the subsequent year or shall be paid for said unused leave, at the discretion of the employee. The leave hours may be taken in any amount, but not less than fifteen (15) minutes for each period. B. New employees hired on or before March 31st shall be eligible for twenty-four (24) hours of personal leave. New employees hired between April 1st and June 30th shall be eligible for sixteen (16) hours of personal leave. New employees hired between July 1st and September 30 shall be eligible for eight (8) hours of personal leave. New employees hired between October 1st and December 31st shall not be eligible for personal leave for that calendar year. C. Part-time employees who become full-time employees will be eligible for paid receive a prorated full-time equivalent amount of personal leave days as follows: a. One paid personal leave day will be earned in for the employee's first calendar year remainder of employment provided the employee has 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work week) in an active pay status in the calendar year. b. One paid personal leave day per one-half calendar year will be earned in the employee's second calendar year of employment, provided the employee has 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work week) in an active pay status in each one-half calendar year. c. One paid personal leave day per calendar quarter will be earned in the employee's third and subsequent years of employment, provided the employee has 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work week) in an active pay status in each one-quarter calendar year. d. Employees may be eligible for one additional personal leave day to be earned in the first calendar quarter provided the requirements of Article 9, Section 14 are met. e. Leave service credit earned during all periods of Commonwealth employment will be used to determine whether, for purposes of this Section, an employee is in the first calendar year of employment, the second calendar year of employment, or the third and subsequent years of employment. Section 2. Personal leave shall be scheduled and granted for periods of time requested by the employee subject to management's responsibility to maintain efficient operations. If the nature of the work makes it necessary to limit the number of employees on personal leave at the same time, the employee with the greatest seniority as defined in Article 24, Section 1 shall be given a choice of personal leave in the event of any conflict in selection. Section 3. Personal leave days shall be non-cumulative from calendar year to calendar year. However, employees will be permitted to carry over personal leave days into the first seven (7) pay periods of the next calendar year. Any days carried over in accordance with this Section which are not scheduled and used during the first seven (7) pay periods of the next calendar year will be lost. Section 4. An employee who becomes ill while on personal leave will not be charged personal leave for the period of illness provided the employee furnishes satisfactory proof of such illness to the Employer upon return to work. Section 5. All permanent, part-time employees shall receive personal leave days on a pro-rata basis calculated to the nearest half day, provided they are in an active pay status a percentage of 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work week) equal to the percentage of hours normally worked in a biweekly pay period during the earning periods specified in Section 1 above. Section 6. Effective as soon as practically and legally possible, the Commonwealth will adopt a tax-qualified Leave Payout Plan. All employees who attain age 55 before or during the calendar year they separate from service after adoption of the Leave Payout Plan shall have the leave payouts otherwise payable for accumulated and unused Annual Leave, Personal Leave, Compensatory Leave, Holiday Leave and Sick Leave, up to the maximum allowable by law, deposited in an account in the employee’s name, provided however that if the total amount of leave payout is $5000 or less, this amount shall be paid to the employee in cash. Amounts in excess of the maximum allowable amount will be paid to the employee in cash. Section 7. An employee who terminates employment for any reason shall be compensated for any personal days which the employee has earned but not used. Section 8. For the purpose of this Article, the calendar year shall be defined as beginning with the employee's first full pay period commencing on or after January 1, and continuing through the end of the employee's pay period that includes December 31. For the purpose of this Article, the calendar quarters shall be defined as beginning with the first full pay period in January through March 31, April 1 through June 30, July 1 through September 30, and October 1 through the last full pay period of the leave calendar year, which is the pay period that includes December 31. Section 9. Effective with the beginning of the 2017 leave calendar year and the incorporation of personal leave into annual leave, this Article shall expire. An additional personal day earned by an employee under the provisions of Article 9, Section 14 based on no sick leave usage during leave calendar year 2016 will be converted to an additional annual leave day at the beginning of the 2017 leave calendar year and thereafter be available for use in accordance this Article.

Personal Leave Days. Section 1. All permanent full-time employees will be eligible for paid personal leave days as follows: a. One paid personal leave day will be earned in the employee's first calendar year of employment provided the employee has 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work week) in an active pay status in the calendar year. b. One paid personal leave day per one-half calendar year will be earned Employees in the employee's their second calendar year of employmentemployment will earn one personal leave day during the first, second and third calendar quarters provided the employee has 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work week) in an active pay status in each one-half quarter calendar year. c. One paid personal leave day per calendar quarter will be earned Employees in the employee's their third and subsequent years of employmentemployment will earn one paid personal leave day in the first, second and fourth calendar quarters and two personal leave days in the third calendar quarter, provided the employee has 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work week) in an active pay status in each one-quarter calendar year. d. Employees may be eligible for one additional personal leave day to be earned in the first calendar quarter provided the requirements of Article 9, Section 14 are met. e. Leave service credit earned during all periods of Commonwealth employment will be used to determine whether, for purposes of this Section, an employee is in the first calendar year of employment, the second calendar year of employment, or the third and subsequent years of employment. Section 2. Personal leave shall be scheduled and granted for periods of time requested by the an employee subject to management's responsibility to maintain efficient operations. If the nature of the work makes it necessary to limit the number of employees on personal leave at the same time, the employee with the greatest bargaining unit seniority as defined in Article 24, Section 1 at the work site shall be given a choice of personal leave in the event of any conflict in selection. Section 3. Personal leave to which an employee may become entitled during the calendar year may be granted at the Employer's discretion before it is earned. An employee who is permitted to anticipate such leave and who subsequently terminates employment shall reimburse the Employer for those days of personal leave used but not earned. Section 4. Personal leave days shall be non-cumulative noncumulative from calendar year to calendar year. However, employees will be permitted to carry over personal leave days into the first seven (7) pay periods of the next calendar year. Any days carried over in accordance with this Section which are not scheduled and used during the first seven (7) pay periods of the next calendar year will be lost. Section 45. An employee who becomes ill while on personal leave will not be charged personal leave for the period of illness provided the employee furnishes satisfactory proof of such illness to the Employer upon return to work. Section 56. All permanent, permanent part-time employees shall receive personal leave days on a pro-rata basis calculated to the nearest half day, day provided they are in an active pay status a percentage of 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or the 160 hours (40 hour work week) equal to the percentage of hours normally worked in a biweekly pay period during the earning periods specified in Section 1 above. Section 67. Effective as As soon as practically and legally possible, the Commonwealth will adopt a tax-tax- qualified Leave Payout Plan. All employees who attain age 55 before or during the calendar year they separate from service after adoption of the Leave Payout Plan shall have the leave payouts otherwise payable for accumulated and unused Annual Leave, Personal Leave, Compensatory Leave, Holiday Leave and Sick Leave, up to the maximum allowable by law, deposited in an account in the employee’s name, provided however that if the total amount of leave payout is $5000 or less, this amount shall be paid to the employee in cash. Amounts in excess of the maximum allowable amount will be paid to the employee in cash. Section 7. An employee who terminates employment for any reason shall be compensated for any personal days which the employee has earned but not used. Section 8. For the purpose of this Article, the calendar year shall be defined as beginning with the employee's first full pay period commencing on or after January 1, 1 and continuing through the end of the employee's pay period that includes December 31. For the purpose of this Article, the calendar quarters shall be defined as beginning with the first full pay period in January through March 31, April 1 through June 30, July 1 through September 30, and October 1 through the last full pay period of the leave calendar year, which is the pay period that includes December 31. Section 9. Effective with the beginning of the 2017 leave calendar year and the incorporation of personal leave into annual leave, this Article shall expire. An additional personal day earned by an employee under the provisions of Article 9, Section 14 based on no sick leave usage during leave calendar year 2016 will be converted to an additional annual leave day at the beginning of the 2017 leave calendar year and thereafter be available for use in accordance this Article.

Personal Leave Days. Section 1. All permanent full-time employees will be eligible for paid personal leave days as follows: a. One paid personal leave day will be earned in the employee's first calendar year of employment provided the employee has 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work week) in an active pay status in the calendar year. b. One paid personal leave day per one-half calendar year will be earned Employees in the employee's their second calendar year of employmentemployment will earn one personal leave day during the first, second and third calendar quarters provided the employee has 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work week) in an active pay status in each one-half quarter calendar year. c. One paid personal leave day per calendar quarter will be earned Employees in the employee's their third and subsequent years of employmentemployment will earn one paid personal leave day in the first, second and fourth calendar quarters and two personal leave days in the third calendar quarter, provided the employee has 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work week) in an active pay status in each one-quarter calendar year. d. Employees may be eligible for one additional personal leave day to be earned in the first calendar quarter provided the requirements of Article 9, Section 14 are met. e. Leave service credit earned during all periods of Commonwealth employment will be used to determine whether, for purposes of this Section, an employee is in the first calendar year of employment, the second calendar year of employment, or the third and subsequent years of employment. Section 2. Personal leave shall be scheduled and granted for periods of time requested by the an employee subject to management's responsibility to maintain efficient operations. If the nature of the work makes it necessary to limit the number of employees on personal leave at the same time, the employee with the greatest bargaining unit seniority as defined in Article 24, Section 1 at the work site shall be given a choice of personal leave in the event of any conflict in selection. Section 3. Personal leave to which an employee may become entitled during the calendar year may be granted at the Employer's discretion before it is earned. An employee who is permitted to anticipate such leave and who subsequently terminates employment shall reimburse the Employer for those days of personal leave used but not earned. Section 4. Personal leave days shall be non-cumulative noncumulative from calendar year to calendar year. However, employees will be permitted to carry over personal leave days into the first seven (7) pay periods of the next calendar year. Any days carried over in accordance with this Section which are not scheduled and used during the first seven (7) pay periods of the next calendar year will be lost. Section 45. An employee who becomes ill while on personal leave will not be charged personal leave for the period of illness provided the employee furnishes satisfactory proof of such illness to the Employer upon return to work. Section 56. All permanent, permanent part-time employees shall receive personal leave days on a pro-rata basis calculated to the nearest half day, day provided they are in an active pay status a percentage of 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or the 160 hours (40 hour work week) equal to the percentage of hours normally worked in a biweekly pay period during the earning periods specified in Section 1 above. Section 67. Effective as As soon as practically and legally possible, the Commonwealth will adopt a tax-tax- qualified Leave Payout Plan. All employees who attain age 55 before or during the calendar year they separate from service after adoption of the Leave Payout Plan shall have the leave payouts otherwise payable for accumulated and unused Annual Leave, Personal Leave, Compensatory Leave, Holiday Leave and Sick Leave, up to the maximum allowable by law, deposited in an account in the employee’s name, provided however that if the total amount of leave payout is $5000 or less, this amount shall be paid to the employee in cash. Amounts in excess of the maximum allowable amount will be paid to the employee in cash. Section 7. An employee who terminates employment for any reason shall be compensated for any personal days which the employee has earned but not used.is Section 8. For the purpose of this Article, the calendar year shall be defined as beginning with the employee's first full pay period commencing on or after January 1, 1 and continuing through the end of the employee's pay period that includes December 31. For the purpose of this Article, the calendar quarters shall be defined as beginning with the first full pay period in January through March 31, April 1 through June 30, July 1 through September 30, and October 1 through the last full pay period of the leave calendar year, which is the pay period that includes December 31. Section 9. Effective with the beginning of the 2017 2023 leave calendar year and the incorporation of personal leave into annual leave, this Article shall expire. An additional personal day earned by an employee under the provisions of Article 911, Section 14 12 based on no sick leave usage during leave calendar year 2016 2022 will be converted to an additional annual leave day at the beginning of the 2017 2023 leave calendar year and thereafter be available for use in accordance this that Article.

Personal Leave Days. Section 1. All permanent full-time employees will shall be eligible for four paid personal leave days as follows: a. per calendar year. One paid personal leave day will shall be earned in the employee's first per calendar year of employment provided the employee has 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work week) in an active pay status in the calendar year. b. One paid personal leave day per one-half calendar year will be earned in the employee's second calendar year of employmentquarter, provided the employee has 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work week) in an active pay status in each one-half calendar year. c. One paid personal leave day per calendar quarter will be earned in the employee's third and subsequent years of employment, provided the employee has 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work weekworkweek) in an active pay status in each one-quarter calendar year. d. Employees may be eligible for one additional personal leave day to be earned in the first calendar quarter provided the requirements of Article 9, Section 14 are met. e. Leave service credit earned during all periods of Commonwealth employment will be used to determine whether, for purposes of this Section, an employee is in the first calendar year of employment, the second calendar year of employment, or the third and subsequent years of employment. Section 2. Personal leave shall be scheduled and granted for periods of time requested by the an employee subject to management's responsibility to maintain efficient operations. If the nature of the work makes it necessary to limit the number of employees on personal leave at the same time, the employee with the greatest seniority as defined in Article 24, Section 1 it relates to total years of service with the Employer shall be given a choice of personal leave in the event of any conflict in selection. Section 3. Personal leave to which an employee may become entitled during the calendar year may be granted at the Employer's discretion before it is earned. An employee who is permitted to anticipate such leave and who subsequently terminates employment shall reimburse the Employer for those days of personal leave used but not earned. Section 4. Personal leave days shall be non-cumulative noncumulative from calendar year to calendar year. However, employees will be permitted to carry over personal leave days into the first seven (7) pay periods of the next calendar year. Any days carried over in accordance with this Section which are not scheduled and used during the first seven (7) pay periods of the next calendar year will be lost. Section 45. An employee who becomes ill while on personal leave will not be charged personal leave for the period of illness provided the employee furnishes satisfactory proof of such illness to the Employer upon return to work. Section 56. All permanent, permanent part-time employees shall receive personal leave days on a pro-pro rata basis calculated to the nearest half day, provided they are the employee is in an active pay status a percentage of 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work week) equal to the percentage of hours normally worked in a biweekly bi-weekly pay period during the earning periods specified in Section 1 above. Leave entitlement under this Section shall be exclusive of "on call" time. Section 67. Effective as As soon as practically and legally possible, the Commonwealth will adopt a tax-tax- qualified Leave Payout Plan. All employees who attain age 55 before or during the calendar year they separate from service after adoption of the Leave Payout Plan shall have the leave payouts otherwise payable for accumulated and unused Annual Leaveannual leave, Personal Leavepersonal leave, Compensatory Leavecompensatory leave, Holiday Leave holiday leave, and Sick Leavesick leave, up to the maximum allowable by law, deposited in an account in the employee’s name, provided however that if the total amount of leave payout is $5000 or less, this amount shall be paid to the employee in cash. Amounts in excess of the maximum allowable amount will be paid to the employee in cash. Section 7. An employee who terminates employment In the event that any participant in this plan also participates in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Alternative Retirement Plan, contributions to this leave payout plan shall be allowed for any reason shall plan year only to the extent such contributions will not cause the limitations contained in Code Sections 402 (g), 414 (v), or 415 to be compensated exceeded for any personal days which the employee has earned but not usedplan year when such contributions are aggregated with contributions made to the Alternative Retirement Plan on behalf of the participant. Section 8. For the purpose of this Article, the calendar year shall be defined as beginning with the employee's first full pay period commencing on or after January 1, 1 and continuing through the end of the employee's pay period that includes December 31. For the purpose of this Article, the calendar quarters shall be defined as beginning with the first full pay period in January through March 31, April 1 through June 30, July 1 through September 30, and October 1 through the last full pay period that includes December 31. For employees in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, the leave calendar yearquarters shall be defined as beginning with the first full pay period in January through the pay period that includes March 31, which is the first full pay period in April through the pay period that includes June 30, the first full pay period in July through the pay period that includes September 30, and the first full pay period in October through the pay period that includes December 31. Section 9. Effective with the beginning of the 2017 leave calendar year and the incorporation of An employee's request for a personal leave into annual leave, this Article day on the employee's birthday received in writing at least 45 calendar days prior to the employee's birthday shall expirebe approved. An additional employee shall be allowed to anticipate the earning requirement in Section 1 above for a personal leave day earned by used on the employee's birthday. If an employee's birthday falls on a day other than a regularly scheduled workday, the employee under the provisions of Article 9, Section 14 based on no sick leave usage during leave calendar year 2016 will be converted permitted to an additional annual schedule a personal leave day at the beginning of the 2017 leave calendar year and thereafter be available for use in accordance with this ArticleSection either the work day immediately before or after the birthday.

Personal Leave Days. Section 1. All permanent full-time employees will be eligible for paid a. The City shall grant three (3) personal leave days as follows: a. One paid personal leave day will be earned in the annually for each employee's first calendar year of employment provided the employee has 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work week) in an active pay status in the calendar year. b. One paid personal leave day per one-half calendar year will be earned in the employee's second calendar year of employment, provided the employee has 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work week) in an active pay status in each one-half calendar year. c. One paid personal leave day per calendar quarter will be earned in the employee's third and subsequent years of employment, provided the employee has 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work week) in an active pay status in each one-quarter calendar year. d. Employees may be eligible for one additional personal leave day to be earned in the first calendar quarter provided the requirements of Article 9, Section 14 are met. e. Leave service credit earned during all periods of Commonwealth employment will be used to determine whether, for purposes of this Section, an employee is in the first calendar year of employment, the second calendar year of employment, or the third and subsequent years of employment. Section 2. Personal leave shall be scheduled and granted for periods of time requested by the employee subject to management's responsibility to maintain efficient operations. If the nature of the work makes it necessary to limit the number of employees on personal leave at the same time, the employee with the greatest seniority as defined in Article 24, Section 1 shall be given a choice of personal leave in the event of any conflict in selection. Section 3following conditions. Personal leave days shall be nongranted by the City upon three (3) days prior written request of the employee submitted to the Director of his/her Department, or designee. Said request shall be granted, at the discretion of the Department’s Director, or designee, so long as the employee’s absence can be granted without interference with the proper conduct of the Department. In the event of an emergency, personal leave days shall be granted by the City upon a twenty-cumulative four (24) hour notice submitted to the Director of the Department or designee. In the event of special, extraordinary circumstances advance notice may be waived with the approval of the Department Director or designee with the consent of the Business Administrator. Personal leave days shall not accumulate. If an emergency requires calling into work of an employee from calendar a scheduled and approved personal leave day, or if the employee voluntarily makes himself/herself available for work during an emergency on a scheduled and approved personal leave day, then in that event, his/her personal leave day shall be rescheduled. b. For new employees and employees in their final year of service with the City, personal leave days will be earned in the following manner: i. Anyone on the payroll from January 1 through April 30, for 60 or more consecutive days, will earn one day. ii. Anyone on the payroll from May 1 through August 31, for 60 or more consecutive days, will earn one day. iii. Anyone on the payroll from September 1 through December 31, for 60 or more consecutive days, will earn one day. Notwithstanding the above, any personal day allowed but not earned under the four- month criteria will be deducted from the employee’s final paycheck. c. New employees may not use these earned days until the completion of ninety (90) days employment with the City. In the event that special extraordinary circumstances exist, the employee may use said personal days prior to calendar the completion of said ninety (90) day employment upon approval of the Division Head or designee. Should an employee be unable to take time off because of the ninety (90) day provision, said eligible time will be allowed to be carried over to the succeeding year. However. d. Effective January 2, 2002, employees will have an additional personal day to be permitted to carry over personal leave days into the first seven (7) pay periods of the next calendar year. Any days carried over administered in accordance with this Section which are not scheduled subsections a and used during the first seven (7) pay periods of the next calendar year c above. Subsection b will be lostrevised to reflect a quarterly earning period for personal days. Section 4. An employee who becomes ill while on personal leave will not be charged personal leave for the period of illness provided the employee furnishes satisfactory proof of such illness to the Employer upon return to work. Section 5. All permanent, part-time employees shall receive personal leave days on a pro-rata basis calculated to the nearest half day, provided they are in an active pay status a percentage of 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work week) equal to the percentage of hours normally worked in a biweekly pay period during the earning periods specified in Section 1 above. Section 6. Effective as soon as practically and legally possible, the Commonwealth will adopt a tax-qualified Leave Payout Plan. All employees who attain age 55 before or during the calendar year they separate from service after adoption of the Leave Payout Plan shall have the leave payouts otherwise payable for accumulated and unused Annual Leave, Personal Leave, Compensatory Leave, Holiday Leave and Sick Leave, up to the maximum allowable by law, deposited in an account in the employee’s name, provided however that if the total amount of leave payout is $5000 or less, this amount shall be paid to the employee in cash. Amounts in excess of the maximum allowable amount will be paid to the employee in cash. Section 7. An employee who terminates employment for any reason shall be compensated for any personal days which the employee has earned but not used. Section 8. For the purpose of this Article, the calendar year shall be defined as beginning with the employee's first full pay period commencing on or after January 1, and continuing through the end of the employee's pay period that includes December 31. For the purpose of this Article, the calendar quarters shall be defined as beginning with the first full pay period in January through March 31, April 1 through June 30, July 1 through September 30, and October 1 through the last full pay period of the leave calendar year, which is the pay period that includes December 31. Section 9. Effective with the beginning of the 2017 leave calendar year and the incorporation of personal leave into annual leave, this Article shall expire. An additional personal day earned by an employee under the provisions of Article 9, Section 14 based on no sick leave usage during leave calendar year 2016 will be converted to an additional annual leave day at the beginning of the 2017 leave calendar year and thereafter be available for use in accordance this Article.

Personal Leave Days. Section Effective January 1. All permanent , 2002, and each year thereafter, full-time employees will seniority employees, hired prior to January 1, 2011 shall be eligible for paid entitled to a maximum of fifty-six (56) hours of personal leave days as follows: a. One paid personal leave day will time during the following twelve (12) month period, with pay to be earned in computed at the employee's first calendar year then current straight-time hourly rate, exclusive of employment provided premium of any sort whatsoever as of the employee has 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work week) in an active pay status in the calendar year. b. One paid day such personal leave day per one-half calendar year will be earned in the employee's second calendar year of employment, provided the employee has 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work week) in an active pay status in each one-half calendar year. c. One paid personal leave day per calendar quarter will be earned in the employee's third and subsequent years of employment, provided the employee has 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work week) in an active pay status in each one-quarter calendar year. d. Employees may be eligible for one additional personal leave day to be earned in the first calendar quarter provided the requirements of Article 9, Section 14 are met. e. Leave service credit earned during all periods of Commonwealth employment will be used to determine whether, for purposes of this Section, an employee time is in the first calendar year of employment, the second calendar year of employment, or the third and subsequent years of employment. Section 2. Personal leave shall be scheduled and granted for periods of time requested by the employee subject to management's responsibility to maintain efficient operations. If the nature of the work makes it necessary to limit the number of employees on personal leave at the same time, the employee with the greatest seniority as defined in Article 24, Section 1 shall be given a choice of personal leave in the event of any conflict in selection. Section 3. Personal leave days shall be non-cumulative from calendar year to calendar year. However, employees will be permitted to carry over personal leave days into the first seven (7) pay periods of the next calendar year. Any days carried over in accordance with this Section which are not scheduled and used during the first seven (7) pay periods of the next calendar year will be lost. Section 4. An employee who becomes ill while on personal leave will not be charged personal leave for the period of illness provided the employee furnishes satisfactory proof of such illness to the Employer upon return to work. Section 5. All permanent, parttaken.. Regular full-time seniority employees shall receive personal leave days on a pro-rata basis calculated to the nearest half day, provided they are in an active pay status a percentage of 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work week) equal to the percentage of hours normally worked in a biweekly pay period during the earning periods specified in Section 1 above. Section 6. Effective as soon as practically and legally possible, the Commonwealth will adopt a tax-qualified Leave Payout Plan. All employees who attain age 55 before or during the calendar year they separate from service after adoption of the Leave Payout Plan shall have the leave payouts otherwise payable for accumulated and unused Annual Leave, Personal Leave, Compensatory Leave, Holiday Leave and Sick Leave, up to the maximum allowable by law, deposited in an account in the employee’s name, provided however that if the total amount of leave payout is $5000 or less, this amount shall be paid to the employee in cash. Amounts in excess of the maximum allowable amount will be paid to the employee in cash. Section 7. An employee who terminates employment for any reason shall be compensated for any personal days which the employee has earned but not used. Section 8. For the purpose of this Article, the calendar year shall be defined as beginning with the employee's first full pay period commencing hired on or after January 1, and continuing through 2011 who have completed one (1) year of service shall be entitled to twenty-four (24) hours of personal leave time with pay computed at the employees then current straight-time hourly rate, exclusive of premium of any sort whatsoever as of the day such personal leave day is taken. Each newly hired member of the bargaining unit who successfully completes his probationary period will, on his first anniversary date of hire, be given personal leave time on a pro rated basis for the remainder of such calendar year to be taken before the end of the employee's pay period that includes December 31. For the purpose of this Article, the calendar quarters shall be defined as beginning with the first full pay period in January through March 31, April 1 through June 30, July 1 through September 30, and October 1 through the last full pay period of the leave calendar year, which is the pay period that includes December 31. Section 9. Effective with the beginning of the 2017 leave calendar year and Except in cases of family emergency precluding notification, an employee will notify the incorporation of Employer at least 72 hours prior to the day the employee wishes to take a personal leave into annual leave, this Article day. The Employer shall expire. An additional only be obligated to allow one employee per shift off on a personal day earned by an employee under the provisions of Article 9, Section 14 based on no sick leave usage during leave calendar year 2016 will be converted to an additional annual leave day at any one time. If two or more employees make request for the beginning same personal leave day, the employee whose request was first received by the Employer shall be granted the personal leave day. If two or more requests are received by the Employer within a 24-hour period, the employee with the most classification seniority will be granted the personal leave day. If an employee is denied a personal leave day request and the employee feels that such request has been improperly denied, the employee, if the grievance procedure as defined in Article 5 of this Agreement would not operate quickly enough to address such concern, may in addition to filing a grievance, immediately make such request in person to the 2017 Employer to reconsider such denial. Personal leave calendar days shall not accumulate from one yearly period to another. Prior to November 1st of each year and thereafter an employee may request payment of up to fifty-six (56) hours (Employees hired on or after January 1, 2011 may request payment up to a maximum of twenty- four (24) hours) of his unused personal leave days, payable in a separate check, the first non-pay Friday in December. Such requests shall be available for use in accordance this Articlewriting.

Personal Leave Days. Section 1. All permanent full-time employees will be eligible for paid personal leave days as follows: a. One paid personal leave day will be earned in the employee's first calendar year of employment provided the employee has 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work week) in an active pay status in the calendar year. b. One paid personal leave day per one-half calendar year will be earned in the employee's second calendar year of employment, provided the employee has 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work week) in an active pay status in each one-half calendar year. c. One paid personal leave day per calendar quarter will be earned in the employee's third and subsequent years of employment, provided the employee has 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work week) in an active pay status in each one-quarter calendar year. d. Employees may be eligible for one additional personal leave day to be earned in the first calendar quarter provided the requirements of Article 9, Section 14 are met. e. Leave service credit earned during all periods of Commonwealth employment will be used to determine whether, for purposes of this Section, an employee is in the first calendar year of employment, the second calendar year of employment, or the third and subsequent years of employment. Section 2. Personal leave shall be scheduled and granted for periods of time requested by the employee subject to management's responsibility to maintain efficient operations. If the nature of the work makes it necessary to limit the number of employees on personal leave at the same time, the employee with the greatest seniority as defined in Article 24, Section 1 shall be given a choice of personal leave in the event of any conflict in selection. Section 3. Personal leave days shall be non-cumulative from calendar year to calendar year. However, employees will be permitted to carry over personal leave days into the first seven (7) pay periods of the next calendar year. Any days carried over in accordance with this Section which are not scheduled and used during the first seven (7) pay periods of the next calendar year will be lost. Section 4. An employee who becomes ill while on personal leave will not be charged personal leave for the period of illness provided the employee furnishes satisfactory proof of such illness to the Employer upon return to work. Section 5. All permanent, partRegular Full-time employees shall receive personal leave days be entitled to accrue five (5) Personal Leave Days off per calendar year. Regular Part-time employees shall be entitled to accrue Personal Leave Days on a pro-rata prorated basis calculated to the nearest half day, provided when they are in an active pay status scheduled to work Regular Full-time hours. Term Full-time employees and Clerical Part-time employees placed into Term positions shall be entitled to accrue Personal Leave Days on a percentage of 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work week) equal to the percentage of hours prorated basis. Personal Leave Days shall not normally worked in a biweekly pay period be scheduled during the earning periods specified months of June, July, August and September. Outside of these months, Personal Leave Days may be scheduled on any day of the week, however, where work schedules and service requirements permit, they will be scheduled to be taken adjacent to regular days off. There shall be no carry over of Personal Leave Days beyond December 31st of each year. Regular Full-time employees shall not be entitled to cash in Section 1 above. Section 6lieu of unused Personal Leave Days under any circumstances therefore, all accrued Personal Leave Days shall be scheduled to be taken off by December 31st of each calendar year. Effective as soon as practically and legally possibleIn cases where Regular Full-time employees have less than a one-half Personal Leave Day remaining prior to December 31st, the Commonwealth will adopt a tax-qualified Leave Payout Plan. All employees who attain age 55 before or during the calendar year they separate from service after adoption of the Leave Payout Plan accrued time shall have the leave payouts otherwise payable for accumulated and unused Annual Leave, Personal Leave, Compensatory Leave, Holiday Leave and Sick Leave, be rounded up to the maximum allowable by law, deposited in an account in the employee’s name, provided however that if the total amount of leave payout is $5000 or less, this amount shall be paid closest fifteen minute increment and scheduled prior to the employee in cash. Amounts in excess of the maximum allowable amount will be paid to the employee in cash. Section 7. An employee who terminates employment for any reason shall be compensated for any personal days which the employee has earned but not used. Section 8. For the purpose of this Article, the calendar year shall be defined as beginning with the employee's first full pay period commencing on or after January 1, and continuing through the end of the employee's pay period that includes December 31year. For the purpose of this ArticleRegular Part-time, the calendar quarters Term Full-time and Clerical Part-time employees who accrued Personal Leave Day entitlement as a Term Full-time employee shall be defined as beginning with required to schedule full and half accrued Personal Leave Days by December 31st of each calendar year. Regular Part-time, Term Full-time employees or Clerical Part-time employees who have less than half of a Personal Leave Day remaining prior to December 31st shall receive a cash payment for the first full pay period in January through March 31, April 1 through June 30, July 1 through September 30, and October 1 through the last full pay period portion of the leave calendar year, which is outstanding Personal Leave Day as soon as possible in the pay period that includes December 31. Section 9. Effective with the beginning of the 2017 leave following calendar year and but no later than the incorporation end of personal leave into annual leave, this Article shall expire. An additional personal day earned by an employee under the provisions of Article 9, Section 14 based on no sick leave usage during leave calendar year 2016 will be converted to an additional annual leave day at the beginning of the 2017 leave calendar year and thereafter be available for use in accordance this ArticleFebruary.

Personal Leave Days. Section 1. All permanent full-time employees will be eligible for paid Seven days, which is 56 hours, of personal leave each fiscal year may be used for personal matters. Four days, which is defined as 32 hours, of personal leave, shall accrue on the first day of the fiscal year for employees who are on the payroll as of that date; one day, which is defined as eight hours, shall accrue on the first day of the second quarter of the fiscal year for employees who are on the payroll as of that date. Two days of personal leave, which is defined as follows: a. One 16 hours, shall accrue as of the first day of the third quarter of each fiscal year for employees who are on the payroll as of that date. This leave shall be granted in units of not less than one hour. This leave shall not be accruable from year to year if not used in any given fiscal year. Scheduling of days off shall be done with prior approval of the employee’s supervisor, provided that request for time off shall not be unreasonably denied. Denials shall be given in writing, including the reason for the denial, upon request by the employee. A paid personal leave day shall mean eight hours at the employee’s straight-time base salary rate of pay. Employees covered hereunder who are on a compressed work schedule will be earned in the employee's first calendar year of employment provided the employee has 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work week) in an active pay status in the calendar year. b. One paid allowed to use personal leave day per one-half calendar year days in units of less than two hours for the purpose of supplementing eight hours of paid vacation or eight hours of sick leave in order to receive a full day’s pay. Employees covered hereunder who are on a compressed work schedule will be earned allowed to use accrued vacation and/or compensatory time in the employee's second calendar year of employment, provided the employee has 150 hours (37.5 hour order to get a work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work week) in an active pay status in each one-half calendar year. c. One paid personal leave day per calendar quarter will be earned in the employee's third and subsequent years of employment, provided the employee has 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work week) in an active pay status in each one-quarter calendar year. d. Employees may be eligible for one additional personal leave day to be earned in the first calendar quarter provided the requirements of Article 9, Section 14 are met. e. Leave service credit earned during all periods of Commonwealth employment will be used to determine whether, for purposes of this Section, an employee is in the first calendar year of employment, the second calendar year of employment, or the third and subsequent years of employment. Section 2. Personal leave shall be scheduled and granted for periods of time requested by the employee subject to management's responsibility to maintain efficient operations. If the nature of the work makes it necessary to limit the number of employees on personal leave at the same time, the employee off with the greatest seniority as defined in Article 24, Section 1 shall be given a choice of personal leave in the event of any conflict in selection. Section 3pay. Personal leave days shall cannot be non-cumulative accrued from calendar year to calendar year. Howeveryear if not used in any fiscal year and, employees will be permitted to carry over personal leave days into the first seven (7) pay periods of the next calendar year. Any days carried over in accordance with this Section which are not scheduled and used during the first seven (7) pay periods of the next calendar year will be lost. Section 4. An employee who becomes ill while on personal leave will not be charged personal leave for the period of illness provided the employee furnishes satisfactory proof of such illness to the Employer upon return to work. Section 5. All permanent, part-time employees shall receive personal leave days on a pro-rata basis calculated to the nearest half day, provided they are in an active pay status a percentage of 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work week) equal to the percentage of hours normally worked in a biweekly pay period during the earning periods specified in Section 1 above. Section 6. Effective as soon as practically and legally possible, the Commonwealth will adopt a tax-qualified Leave Payout Plan. All employees who attain age 55 before or during the calendar year they separate from service after adoption of the Leave Payout Plan shall have the leave payouts otherwise payable for accumulated and if unused Annual Leave, Personal Leave, Compensatory Leave, Holiday Leave and Sick Leave, up to the maximum allowable by law, deposited in an account in the employee’s name, provided however that if the total amount of leave payout is $5000 or less, this amount shall be paid to the employee in cash. Amounts in excess of the maximum allowable amount will be paid to the employee in cash. Section 7. An employee who terminates employment for any reason shall be compensated for any personal days which the employee has earned but not used. Section 8. For the purpose of this Article, the calendar year shall be defined as beginning with the employee's first full pay period commencing on or after January 1, and continuing through at the end of the fiscal year, cannot be cashed out unless the employee can demonstrate that he/she was unreasonably denied the time off by his/her supervisor. Refusal on the part of the employee to accept an alternate day off would not constitute a denial of time off by a supervisor. In addition, if an employee waits until the last two months of the fiscal year to request the time off and it is not possible for the leave to be granted without the employee's pay period that includes December 31. For ’s absence having a negative impact on the purpose of this Articledepartment’s operations, the calendar quarters request for time off can be denied. Such denial shall not be considered unreasonable. If an employee believes that he/she was unreasonably denied personal leave time, he/she shall submit a letter to the Human Resources Department prior to the end of the fiscal year requesting that the unused personal leave time be cashed out. Cash out of the personal leave time shall be defined as beginning with subject to approval by the first full pay period in January through March 31, April 1 through June 30, July 1 through September 30, and October 1 through the last full pay period of the leave calendar year, which is the pay period that includes December 31Human Resources Department. Such approval shall not be unreasonably denied. Section 9. Effective with the beginning of the 2017 leave calendar year and the incorporation of personal leave into annual leave, this Article shall expire. An additional personal day earned by an employee under the provisions of Article 9, Section 14 based on no sick leave usage during leave calendar year 2016 will be converted to an additional annual leave day at the beginning of the 2017 leave calendar year and thereafter be available for use in accordance this Article.

Personal Leave Days. Section 1. All permanent full-time employees Supervisors will be eligible for paid personal leave days as follows: a. One paid personal leave day will be earned in the employee's Supervisor’s first calendar year of employment provided the employee Supervisor has 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work weekworkweek) in an active pay status in the calendar year. b. One paid personal leave day per one-half calendar year will be earned in the employee's Supervisor’s second calendar year of employment, provided the employee Supervisor has 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work weekworkweek) in an active pay status in each one-half calendar year. c. One paid personal leave day per calendar quarter will be earned in the employee's Supervisor’s third and subsequent years of employment, provided the employee Supervisor has 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work weekworkweek) in an active pay status in each one-quarter calendar year. d. Employees Supervisors may be eligible for one additional personal leave day to be earned in the first calendar quarter provided the requirements of Article 9Recommendation 12, Section 14 11 are met. e. Leave service credit earned during all periods of Commonwealth employment will be used to determine whether, for purposes of this Section, an employee a Supervisor is in the first calendar year of employment, the second calendar year of employment, or the third and subsequent years of employment. Section 2. Personal leave shall be scheduled and granted for periods of time requested by the employee a Supervisor subject to management's responsibility to maintain efficient operations. If the nature of the work makes it necessary to limit the number of employees Supervisors on personal leave at the same time, the employee Supervisor with the greatest seniority as defined in Article 24, Section 1 shall be given a choice of personal leave in the event of any conflict in selection. Section 3. Personal leave to which a Supervisor may become entitled during the calendar year may be granted at the Employer's discretion before it is earned. A Supervisor who is permitted to anticipate such leave and who subsequently terminates employment shall reimburse the Employer for those days of personal leave used but not earned. Section 4. Personal leave days shall be non-cumulative from calendar year to calendar year. However, employees Supervisors will be permitted to carry over personal leave days into the first seven (7) pay periods of the next calendar year. Any days carried over in accordance with this Section which are not scheduled and used during the first seven (7) pay periods of the next calendar year will be lost. Section 45. An employee A Supervisor’s request for a personal leave day on the Supervisor's birthday received in writing at least 45 calendar days prior to the Supervisor’s birthday shall be approved. A Supervisor shall be allowed to anticipate the earning requirement in Section 1 above, for a personal leave day used on the Supervisor’s birthday. If a Supervisor’s birthday falls on a day other than a regularly scheduled work day, the Supervisor will be permitted to schedule a personal leave day in accordance with this Section either the work day immediately before or after the birthday. Section 6. A Supervisor who becomes ill while on personal leave will not be charged personal leave for the period of illness provided the employee Supervisor furnishes satisfactory proof of such illness to the Employer upon return to work. Section 5. All permanent, part-time employees shall receive personal leave days on a pro-rata basis calculated to the nearest half day, provided they are in an active pay status a percentage of 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work week) equal to the percentage of hours normally worked in a biweekly pay period during the earning periods specified in Section 1 above. Section 67. Effective as soon as practically and legally possible, the Commonwealth will adopt a tax-qualified Leave Payout Plan. All employees Supervisors who attain age 55 before or during the calendar year they separate from service after adoption of the Leave Payout Plan shall have the leave payouts otherwise payable for accumulated and unused Annual Leave, Personal Leave, Compensatory Leave, Holiday Leave and Sick Leave, up to the maximum allowable by law, deposited in an account in the employeeSupervisor’s name, provided however that if the total amount of leave payout is $5000 or less, this amount shall be paid to the employee Supervisor in cash. Amounts in excess of the maximum allowable amount will be paid to the employee Supervisor in cash. Section 7. An employee who terminates employment for any reason shall be compensated for any personal days which the employee has earned but not used. Section 8. For the purpose of this ArticleRecommendation, the calendar year shall be defined as beginning with the employee's Supervisor’s first full pay period commencing on or after January 1, 1 and continuing through the end of the employee's Supervisor’s pay period that includes December 31. For the purpose of this ArticleRecommendation, the calendar quarters shall be defined as beginning with the first full pay period in January through March 31, April 1 through June 30, July 1 through September 30, and October 1 through the last full pay period of the leave calendar year, which is the pay period that includes December 31. Section 91. Effective All time that a Supervisor is absent from work shall be appropriately charged. Section 2. Where a state civil service examination is not given during a Supervisor’s non-working time, a permanent full-time Supervisor shall be granted administrative leave with pay to take such examination which is scheduled during the Supervisor’s regular work hours subject to management's responsibility to maintain efficient operations. Supervisors shall only be entitled to leave for this purpose on one occasion during each one-half calendar year. Such leave shall not exceed the Supervisor’s normal work shift or the time necessary to travel to and from the examination and to take the examination, whichever is lesser. Supervisors shall not be eligible for travel expenses under this Section. Section 3. All requests for leave must be submitted in writing to the Supervisor’s immediate supervisor and shall be answered in writing. Requests for emergency type leaves shall be answered before the end of the shift on which the request is made. Section 4. The Employer will continue its present practice of granting administrative leave to a reasonable number of Supervisors who attend training seminars conducted by the Union to the same general extent that this has been granted in prior years. Section 5. Supervisors shall be granted up to four (4) hours of administrative leave per calendar year to donate blood. Section 6. For the purpose of this Recommendation, the calendar year shall be defined as beginning with the beginning Supervisor’s first full pay period commencing on or after January 1 and continuing through the end of the 2017 leave calendar year and the incorporation of personal leave into annual leave, this Article shall expire. An additional personal day earned by an employee under the provisions of Article 9, Section 14 based on no sick leave usage during leave calendar year 2016 will be converted to an additional annual leave day at the beginning of the 2017 leave calendar year and thereafter be available for use in accordance this ArticleSupervisor’s pay period that includes December 31.

Personal Leave Days. Section 1. All permanent full-time employees will be eligible for paid personal leave days as follows: a. One paid personal leave day will be earned in the employee's first calendar year of employment provided the employee has 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work week) in an active pay status in the calendar year. b. One paid personal leave day per one-half calendar year will be earned in the employee's second calendar year of employment, provided the employee has 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work week) in an active pay status in each one-half calendar year. c. One paid personal leave day per calendar quarter will be earned in the employee's third and subsequent years of employment, provided the employee has 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work week) in an active pay status in each one-quarter calendar year. d. Employees may be eligible for one additional personal leave day to be earned in the first calendar quarter provided the requirements of Article 9, Section 14 are met. e. Leave service credit earned during all periods of Commonwealth employment will be used to determine whether, for purposes of this Section, an employee is in the first calendar year of employment, the second calendar year of employment, or the third and subsequent years of employment. Section 2. Personal leave shall be scheduled and granted for periods of time requested by the employee subject to management's responsibility to maintain efficient operations. If the nature of the work makes it necessary to limit the number of employees on personal leave at the same time, the employee with the greatest seniority as defined in Article 24, Section 1 shall be given a choice of personal leave in the event of any conflict in selection. Section 3. Personal leave days shall be non-cumulative from calendar year to calendar year. However, employees will be permitted to carry over personal leave days into the first seven (7) pay periods of the next calendar year. Any days carried over in accordance with this Section which are not scheduled and used during the first seven (7) pay periods of the next calendar year will be lost. Section 4. An employee who becomes ill while on personal leave will not be charged personal leave for the period of illness provided the employee furnishes satisfactory proof of such illness to the Employer upon return to work. Section 5. All permanent, part-time employees shall receive personal leave days on a pro-rata basis calculated to the nearest half day, provided they are in an active pay status a percentage of 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work week) equal to the percentage of hours normally worked in a biweekly pay period during the earning periods specified in Section 1 above. Section 6. Effective as soon as practically and legally possible, the Commonwealth will adopt a tax-qualified Leave Payout Plan. All employees who attain age 55 before or during the calendar year they separate from service after adoption of the Leave Payout Plan shall have the leave payouts otherwise payable for accumulated and unused Annual Leave, Personal Leave, Compensatory Leave, Holiday Leave and Sick Leave, up to the maximum allowable by law, deposited in an account in the employee’s name, provided however that if the total amount of leave payout is $5000 or less, this amount shall be paid to the employee in cash. Amounts in excess of the maximum allowable amount will be paid to the employee in cash. Section 7. An employee who terminates employment for any reason shall be compensated for any personal days which the employee has earned but not used. Section 8. For the purpose of this Article, the calendar year shall be defined as beginning with the employee's first full pay period commencing on or after January 1, and continuing through the end of the employee's pay period that includes December 31. For the purpose of this Article, the calendar quarters shall be defined as beginning with the first full pay period in January through March 31, April 1 through June 30, July 1 through September 30, and October 1 through the last full pay period of the leave calendar year, which is the pay period that includes December 31. Section 9. Effective with the beginning of the 2017 leave calendar year and the incorporation of personal leave into annual leave, this Article shall expire. An additional personal day earned by an employee under the provisions of Article 9, Section 14 based on no sick leave usage during leave calendar year 2016 will be converted to an additional annual leave day at the beginning of the 2017 leave calendar year and thereafter be available for use in accordance this Article.

Personal Leave Days. Section 1. All permanent full-time employees Supervisors will be eligible for paid personal leave days as follows: a. One paid personal leave day will be earned in the employee's Supervisor’s first calendar year of employment provided the employee Supervisor has 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work weekworkweek) in an active pay status in the calendar year. b. One paid personal leave day per one-half calendar year will be earned in the employee's Supervisor’s second calendar year of employment, provided the employee Supervisor has 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work weekworkweek) in an active pay status in each one-half calendar year. c. One paid personal leave day per calendar quarter will be earned in the employee's Supervisor’s third and subsequent years of employment, provided the employee Supervisor has 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work weekworkweek) in an active pay status in each one-quarter calendar year. d. Employees Supervisors may be eligible for one additional personal leave day to be earned in the first calendar quarter provided the requirements of Article 9Recommendation 12, Section 14 11 are met. e. Leave service credit earned during all periods of Commonwealth employment will be used to determine whether, for purposes of this Section, an employee a Supervisor is in the first calendar year of employment, the second calendar year of employment, or the third and subsequent years of employment. Section 2. Personal leave shall be scheduled and granted for periods of time requested by the employee a Supervisor subject to management's responsibility to maintain efficient operations. If the nature of the work makes it necessary to limit the number of employees Supervisors on personal leave at the same time, the employee Supervisor with the greatest seniority as defined in Article 24, Section 1 shall be given a choice of personal leave in the event of any conflict in selection. Section 3. Personal leave to which a Supervisor may become entitled during the calendar year may be granted at the Employer's discretion before it is earned. A Supervisor who is permitted to anticipate such leave and who subsequently terminates employment shall reimburse the Employer for those days of personal leave used but not earned. Section 4. Personal leave days shall be non-cumulative from calendar year to calendar year. However, employees Supervisors will be permitted to carry over personal leave days into the first seven (7) pay periods of the next calendar year. Any days carried over in accordance with this Section which are not scheduled and used during the first seven (7) pay periods of the next calendar year will be lost. Section 45. An employee A Supervisor’s request for a personal leave day on the Supervisor's birthday received in writing at least 45 calendar days prior to the Supervisor’s birthday shall be approved. A Supervisor shall be allowed to anticipate the earning requirement in Section 1 above, for a personal leave day used on the Supervisor’s birthday. If a Supervisor’s birthday falls on a day other than a regularly scheduled work day, the Supervisor will be permitted to schedule a personal leave day in accordance with this Section either the work day immediately before or after the birthday. Section 6. A Supervisor who becomes ill while on personal leave will not be charged personal leave for the period of illness provided the employee Supervisor furnishes satisfactory proof of such illness to the Employer upon return to work. Section 5. All permanent, part-time employees shall receive personal leave days on a pro-rata basis calculated to the nearest half day, provided they are in an active pay status a percentage of 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work week) equal to the percentage of hours normally worked in a biweekly pay period during the earning periods specified in Section 1 above. Section 67. Effective as soon as practically and legally possible, the Commonwealth will adopt a tax-qualified Leave Payout Plan. All employees Supervisors who attain age 55 before or during the calendar year they separate from service after adoption of the Leave Payout Plan shall have the leave payouts otherwise payable for accumulated and unused Annual Leave, Personal Leave, Compensatory Leave, Holiday Leave and Sick Leave, up to the maximum allowable by law, deposited in an account in the employeeSupervisor’s name, provided however that if the total amount of leave payout is $5000 or less, this amount shall be paid to the employee Supervisor in cash. Amounts in excess of the maximum allowable amount will be paid to the employee Supervisor in cash. Section 7. An employee who terminates employment for any reason shall be compensated for any personal days which the employee has earned but not used. Section 8. For the purpose of this ArticleRecommendation, the calendar year shall be defined as beginning with the employee's Supervisor’s first full pay period commencing on or after January 1, 1 and continuing through the end of the employee's Supervisor’s pay period that includes December 31. For the purpose of this ArticleRecommendation, the calendar quarters shall be defined as beginning with the first full pay period in January through March 31, April 1 through June 30, July 1 through September 30, and October 1 through the last full pay period of the leave calendar year, which is the pay period that includes December 31. Section 9. Effective with the beginning of the 2017 2020 leave calendar year and the incorporation of personal leave into annual leave, this Article Recommendation shall expire. An additional personal day earned by an employee a supervisor under the provisions of Article 9Recommendation 12, Section 14 11.a. based on no sick leave usage during the leave calendar year 2016 2019 will be converted to an additional annual leave day at the beginning of the 2017 2020 leave calendar year and thereafter be available for use in accordance this Articlewith that Recommendation.

Personal Leave Days. Section 1. All permanent full-time employees will be eligible for paid personal leave days as follows: a. One paid personal leave day will be earned in the employee's first calendar year of employment provided the employee has 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work week) in an active pay status in the calendar year. b. One paid personal leave day per one-half calendar year will be earned in the employee's second calendar year of employment, provided the employee has 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work week) in an active pay status in each one-half calendar year. c. One In the third and subsequent years of employment, one paid personal leave day per calendar quarter will be earned in during the employee's first, third and subsequent years of employmentfourth quarters, provided the employee has 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work week) in an active pay status in the first, third, and fourth one-quarter calendar year. Two paid personal leave days shall be earned during the second quarter of each calendar year, provided the employee has 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work week) in an active pay status in the second one-quarter calendar year. d. Employees may be eligible for one additional personal leave day to be earned in the first calendar quarter provided the requirements of Article 9Recommendation 11, Section 14 14.a., are met. e. Leave service credit earned during all periods of Commonwealth employment where leave service credit is earned will be used to determine whether, for purposes of this Section, an employee is in the first calendar year of employment, the second calendar year of employment, employment or the third and subsequent years of employment. Not more than one personal leave day may be scheduled in the fourth calendar quarter, except in the Department of Health where more than one personal leave day may be scheduled in the fourth calendar quarter. Section 2. Personal leave shall be scheduled and granted for periods of time requested by the employee subject to management's responsibility to maintain efficient operations. If the nature of the work makes it necessary to limit the number of employees on personal leave at the same time, the employee with the greatest seniority as defined it relates to total years of service in Article 24, Section 1 State government shall be given a choice of personal leave preference in the event of any conflict in selection. Section 3. Personal leave days shall be non-cumulative from calendar year to calendar year. However, employees will be permitted to carry over Where reasonable opportunities are available for selection of personal leave days into on a seniority basis, approved requests shall not be revoked if a conflict in selection develops after the first seven (7) pay periods of the next calendar yearselection period. Any days carried over in accordance with this Section which are not scheduled and used during the first seven (7) pay periods of the next calendar year will be lost. Section 4. An employee who becomes ill while on Requests for emergency personal leave will not be charged personal leave for the period of illness provided the employee furnishes satisfactory proof of such illness to the Employer upon return to work. Section 5. All permanent, part-entertained at any time employees shall receive personal leave days on a pro-rata basis calculated to the nearest half day, provided they are in an active pay status a percentage of 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work week) equal to the percentage of hours normally worked in a biweekly pay period during the earning periods specified in Section 1 above. Section 6. Effective as soon as practically and legally possible, the Commonwealth will adopt a tax-qualified Leave Payout Plan. All employees who attain age 55 before or during the calendar year they separate from service after adoption of the Leave Payout Plan shall have the leave payouts otherwise payable for accumulated and unused Annual Leave, Personal Leave, Compensatory Leave, Holiday Leave and Sick Leave, up to the maximum allowable by law, deposited in an account in the employee’s name, provided however that if the total amount of leave payout is $5000 or less, this amount shall be paid to the employee in cash. Amounts in excess of the maximum allowable amount will be paid to the employee in cash. Section 7. An employee who terminates employment for any reason shall be compensated for any personal days which the employee has earned but not used. Section 8. For the purpose of this Article, the calendar year shall be defined as beginning with the employee's first full pay period commencing on or after January 1, and continuing through the end of the employee's pay period understanding that includes December 31. For the purpose of this Article, the calendar quarters shall be defined as beginning with the first full pay period in January through March 31, April 1 through June 30, July 1 through September 30, and October 1 through the last full pay period of the leave calendar year, which is the pay period that includes December 31. Section 9. Effective with the beginning of the 2017 leave calendar year and the incorporation of personal leave into annual leave, this Article shall expire. An additional personal day earned by an employee under the provisions of Article 9, Section 14 based on no sick leave usage during leave calendar year 2016 will be converted to an additional annual leave day at the beginning of the 2017 leave calendar year and thereafter be available for use in accordance this Article.may be

Personal Leave Days. Section 1. All permanent Effective January 1st of each year, full-time seniority employees will shall be eligible for paid entitled to a maximum of fifty-six (56) hours of personal leave days time during the following twelve (12) month period, with pay to be computed at the employee's then current straight-time hourly rate, exclusive of premium of any sort whatsoever as follows: a. One paid of the day such personal leave day will be earned in the employee's first calendar year of employment provided the employee has 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work week) in an active pay status in the calendar year. b. One paid personal leave day per one-half calendar year will be earned in the employee's second calendar year of employment, provided the employee has 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work week) in an active pay status in each one-half calendar year. c. One paid personal leave day per calendar quarter will be earned in the employee's third and subsequent years of employment, provided the employee has 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work week) in an active pay status in each one-quarter calendar year. d. Employees may be eligible for one additional personal leave day to be earned in the first calendar quarter provided the requirements of Article 9, Section 14 are met. e. Leave service credit earned during all periods of Commonwealth employment will be used to determine whether, for purposes of this Section, an employee is in the first calendar year of employment, the second calendar year of employment, or the third and subsequent years of employment. Section 2taken. Personal leave shall be scheduled and granted for periods of time requested by the employee subject to management's responsibility to maintain efficient operations. If the nature of the work makes it necessary to limit the number of employees on personal leave at the same time, the employee with the greatest seniority as defined in Article 24, Section 1 shall be given a choice of personal leave in the event of any conflict in selection. Section 3. Personal leave days shall be non-cumulative from calendar year to calendar year. However, employees will be permitted to carry over personal leave days into the first seven (7) pay periods of the next calendar year. Any days carried over in accordance with this Section which are not scheduled and used during the first seven (7) pay periods of the next calendar year will be lost. Section 4. An employee who becomes ill while on personal leave will not be charged personal leave for the period of illness provided the employee furnishes satisfactory proof of such illness to the Employer upon return to work. Section 5. All permanent, partRegular full-time seniority employees shall receive personal leave days on a pro-rata basis calculated to the nearest half day, provided they are in an active pay status a percentage of 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work week) equal to the percentage of hours normally worked in a biweekly pay period during the earning periods specified in Section 1 above. Section 6. Effective as soon as practically and legally possible, the Commonwealth will adopt a tax-qualified Leave Payout Plan. All employees who attain age 55 before or during the calendar year they separate from service after adoption of the Leave Payout Plan shall have the leave payouts otherwise payable for accumulated and unused Annual Leave, Personal Leave, Compensatory Leave, Holiday Leave and Sick Leave, up to the maximum allowable by law, deposited in an account in the employee’s name, provided however that if the total amount of leave payout is $5000 or less, this amount shall be paid to the employee in cash. Amounts in excess of the maximum allowable amount will be paid to the employee in cash. Section 7. An employee who terminates employment for any reason shall be compensated for any personal days which the employee has earned but not used. Section 8. For the purpose of this Article, the calendar year shall be defined as beginning with the employee's first full pay period commencing hired on or after January 1, and continuing through 2011 who have completed one (1) year of service shall be entitled to twenty-four (24) hours of personal leave time with pay computed at the employees then current straight-time hourly rate, exclusive of premium of any sort whatsoever as of the day such personal leave day is taken. Each newly hired member of the bargaining unit who successfully completes his probationary period will, on his first anniversary date of hire, be given personal time on a pro rated basis for the remainder of such calendar year to be taken before the end of the employee's pay period that includes December 31. For the purpose of this Article, the calendar quarters shall be defined as beginning with the first full pay period in January through March 31, April 1 through June 30, July 1 through September 30, and October 1 through the last full pay period of the leave calendar year. Except in cases of family emergency precluding notification, which is an employee will notify the pay period that includes December 31. Section 9. Effective with Employer at least 72 hours prior to the beginning of day the 2017 leave calendar year and the incorporation of employee wishes to take a personal leave into annual leave, this Article day. The Employer shall expire. An additional only be obligated to allow one employee per shift off on a personal day earned by an employee under the provisions of Article 9, Section 14 based on no sick leave usage during leave calendar year 2016 will be converted to an additional annual leave day at any one time. If two or more employees make request for the beginning same personal leave day, the employee whose request was first received by the Employer shall be granted the personal leave day. If two or more requests are received by the Employer within a 24-hour period, the employee with the most classification seniority will be granted the personal leave day. If an employee is denied a personal leave day request and the employee feels that such request has been improperly denied, the employee, if the Grievance Procedure as defined in Article 6 of this Agreement would not operate quickly enough to address such concern, may in addition to filing a grievance, immediately make such request in person to the 2017 Employer to reconsider such denial. Personal leave calendar days shall not accumulate from one yearly period to another. Prior to November 1st of each year and thereafter an employee may request payment of up to a maximum of fifty-six (56) hours (Employees hired on or after January 1, 2011 may request payment of up to a maximum of twenty-four (24) hours) of his unused personal leave time, payable in a separate check, the first non-pay Friday in December. Such requests shall be available for use in accordance this Articlewriting.

Personal Leave Days. Section 1A. All level A, B, C employees shall be granted three (3) days of absence for personal reasons without loss of pay. All permanent full-time employees Requests for personal leave shall be submitted to the employee’s immediate supervisor at least two (2) days prior to the date of leave. Personal days will be eligible for paid allowed to accumulate up to five (5) days per year. Any personal leave days as follows: a. One paid personal leave day not used will be earned in added to the employee's first calendar year ’s accumulated sick leave total at the end of employment provided the employee has 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work week) in an active pay status in the calendar each school year. b. One paid personal leave day per one-half calendar year will be earned in the employee's second calendar year of employment, provided the employee has 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work week) in an active pay status in each one-half calendar year. c. One paid personal leave day per calendar quarter will be earned in the employee's third and subsequent years of employment, provided the employee has 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work week) in an active pay status in each one-quarter calendar year. d. Employees may be eligible for one additional personal leave day to be earned in the first calendar quarter provided the requirements of Article 9, Section 14 are met. e. Leave service credit earned during all periods of Commonwealth employment will be used to determine whether, for purposes of this Section, an employee is in the first calendar year of employment, the second calendar year of employment, or the third and subsequent years employee may elect to be reimbursed at the then employee’s current rate of employment. Section 2pay for each unused day. Personal leave shall be scheduled and granted for periods of time requested by the employee subject to management's responsibility to maintain efficient operations. If the nature of the work makes it necessary to limit the number of employees on personal leave at the same time, the employee with the greatest seniority as defined in Article 24, Section 1 shall be given a choice of personal leave in the event of any conflict in selection. Section 3. Personal leave days shall be non-cumulative from calendar year to calendar year. However, employees will be permitted to carry over personal leave days into the first seven (7) pay periods of the next calendar year. Any days carried over in accordance with this Section which are not scheduled and used during the first seven (7) pay periods of the next calendar year will be lost. Section 4. An employee who becomes ill while on personal leave will not be charged permitted during the first or the last five student days of the school year. B. Personal leave days will be paid at the employee's applicable hourly rate and commensurate with the regularly scheduled hours for his/her position. (Example: an employee regularly scheduled for four (4) hours per day will receive four (4) hours of paid leave for each accrued day.) C. The written request for personal leave may be denied if requests are in excess of ten percent (10%) of the staff of each employee classification for any specific date. However, in the period case of illness provided the employee furnishes satisfactory proof Transportation Department, requests may be denied if they are in excess of such illness to two (2) persons or five percent (5%) of the Employer upon return to workdepartment staff for any specific date, whichever is greater. Section 5. All permanentD. Provided the provisions of this Article are met and not otherwise scheduled to work or report for professional development, part-time employees shall receive transportation employees, aides, and food service workers may request to utilize personal leave days on teacher in-service days during the school year. E. Personal leave days may be taken immediately preceding or immediately following scheduled holidays at the discretion of the immediate supervisor. F. Whenever a day of personal leave has been approved and a substitute employed for such position, the obligation to the substitute must be recognized. If the employee wishes to report for work, his/her supervisor must be notified twenty-four (24) hours in advance or otherwise the employee shall be paid the difference between his/her daily compensation and the substitute’s rate. G. An employee in active service for less than a full anticipated work year will have their personal leave reduced on a pro-rata basis calculated rated basis. The District reserves the right to recoup any overpayment of leave due to the nearest half day, provided they are in an active pay status reduction of days on a percentage of 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work week) equal to the percentage of hours normally worked in a biweekly pay period during the earning periods specified in Section 1 abovepro- rated basis. Section 6. Effective as soon as practically and legally possible, the Commonwealth will adopt a tax-qualified Leave Payout Plan. All employees who attain age 55 before or during the calendar year they separate from service after adoption of the Leave Payout Plan shall have the leave payouts otherwise payable for accumulated and unused Annual Leave, Personal Leave, Compensatory Leave, Holiday Leave and Sick Leave, up to the maximum allowable by law, deposited in an account in the employee’s name, provided however that if the total amount of leave payout is $5000 or less, this amount shall be paid to the employee in cash. Amounts in excess of the maximum allowable amount will be paid to the employee in cash. Section 7. An employee who terminates employment for any reason shall be compensated for any personal days which the employee has earned but not used. Section 8. For the purpose of this Article, the calendar year shall be defined as beginning with the employee's first full pay period commencing on or after January 1, and continuing through the end of the employee's pay period that includes December 31. For the purpose of this Article, the calendar quarters shall be defined as beginning with the first full pay period in January through March 31, April 1 through June 30, July 1 through September 30, and October 1 through the last full pay period of the leave calendar year, which is the pay period that includes December 31. Section 9. Effective with the beginning of the 2017 leave calendar year and the incorporation of personal leave into annual leave, this Article shall expire. An additional personal day earned by an employee under the provisions of Article 9, Section 14 based on no sick leave usage during leave calendar year 2016 will be converted to an additional annual leave day at the beginning of the 2017 leave calendar year and thereafter be available for use in accordance this Article.

Personal Leave Days. Section 1. All permanent full-time employees will be eligible for paid personal leave days as follows: a. One paid personal leave day will be earned in the employee's first calendar year of employment provided the employee has 150 hours (37.5 hour work weekworkweek) or 160 hours (40 hour work weekworkweek) in an active pay status in the calendar year. b. One paid personal leave day per one-half calendar year will be earned in the employee's second calendar year of employment, provided the employee has 150 hours (37.5 hour work weekworkweek) or 160 hours (40 hour work weekworkweek) in an active pay status in each one-half calendar year. c. One paid personal leave day per calendar quarter will be earned in the employee's third and subsequent years of employment, provided the employee has 150 hours (37.5 hour work weekworkweek) or 160 hours (40 hour work weekworkweek) in an active pay status in each one-one- quarter calendar year. d. Employees may be eligible for one additional personal leave day to be earned in the first calendar quarter provided the requirements of Article 9, Section 14 are met. e. Leave service credit earned during all periods of Commonwealth employment will be used to determine whether, for the purposes of this Section, an employee is in the first calendar year of employment, the second calendar year of employment, or the third and subsequent years of employment. Section 2. Personal leave shall be scheduled and granted for periods of time requested by the employee subject to management's responsibility to maintain efficient operations. If the nature of the work makes it necessary to limit the number of employees on personal leave at the same time, the employee with the greatest seniority as defined in Article 24, Section 1 shall be given a choice of personal leave in the event of any conflict in selection.the Section 3. Personal leave to which an employee may become entitled during the calendar year may be granted at the Employer's discretion before it is earned. An employee who is permitted to anticipate such leave and who subsequently terminates employment shall reimburse the Employer for those days of personal leave used but not earned. Section 4. Personal leave days shall be non-cumulative noncumulative from calendar year to calendar year. However, employees will be permitted to carry over personal leave days into the first seven (7) pay periods of the next calendar year. Any days carried over in accordance with this Section which are not scheduled and used during the first seven (7) pay periods of the next calendar year will be lost. Section 45. An employee who becomes ill while on personal leave will not be charged personal leave for the period of illness provided the employee he/she furnishes satisfactory proof of such illness to the Employer upon his/her return to work. Section 56. All permanent, permanent part-time employees shall receive personal leave days on a pro-pro rata basis calculated to the nearest half day, provided they are in an active pay status a percentage of 150 hours (37.5 hour work weekworkweek) or 160 hours (40 hour work weekworkweek) equal to the percentage of hours normally worked in a biweekly pay period during the earning periods specified in Section 1 above. Section 67. Effective January 1, 2004, or as soon as practically and legally possiblepossible thereafter, the Commonwealth will adopt a tax-qualified Leave Payout Plan. All employees who attain age 55 before or during the calendar year they over who separate from service after adoption of the Leave Payout Plan shall have the leave payouts otherwise payable for accumulated and unused Annual Leave, Personal Leave, Compensatory Leave, Holiday Leave and Sick Leave, up to the maximum allowable by law, deposited in an account in the employee’s name, provided however that if the total amount of leave payout is $5000 or less, this amount shall be paid to the employee in cash. Amounts in excess of the maximum allowable amount will be paid to the employee in cash. Section 78. An employee who terminates employment for any reason shall be compensated for any a. A UC Claims Intermittent Intake Interviewer working in the Department of Labor and Industry must have 150 hours in an active pay status in each one-quarter calendar year in order to earn the personal days which leave entitlement under Section 1 above and in accordance with the employee has earned but not usedfollowing: (1) During the first calendar year of employment, a UC Claims Intermittent Intake Interviewer must have 150 hours in an active status; (2) During the second calendar year of employment, a UC Claims Intermittent Intake Interviewer must have 150 hours in an active status in each one-half calendar year; (3) During the third and subsequent calendar years of employment, a UC Claims Intermittent Intake Interviewer must have 150 hours in an active status in each calendar quarter. Section 8. For (4) Leave service credit earned during all periods of Commonwealth employment will be used to determine whether, for the purpose purposes of this ArticleSection, an employee is in the first calendar year of employment, the second calendar year shall be defined as beginning with of employment, or the employee's first full pay period commencing on or after January 1, third and continuing through the end subsequent years of the employee's pay period that includes December 31. For the purpose of this Article, the calendar quarters shall be defined as beginning with the first full pay period in January through March 31, April 1 through June 30, July 1 through September 30, and October 1 through the last full pay period of the leave calendar year, which is the pay period that includes December 31employment. Section 9. Effective with the beginning of the 2017 leave calendar year and the incorporation of personal leave into annual leave, this Article shall expire. An additional personal day earned by an employee under the provisions of Article 9, Section 14 based on no sick leave usage during leave calendar year 2016 will be converted to an additional annual leave day at the beginning of the 2017 leave calendar year and thereafter be available for use in accordance this Article.