Common use of Vacation/Annual Leave Clause in Contracts

Vacation/Annual Leave. A. Employees shall not be entitled to vacation leave credit for the first six (6) months of service. On the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of six (6) qualifying monthly pay periods of continuous service, all full-time employees covered by this section shall receive a one-time vacation bonus of forty- two (42) hours of vacation credit. Thereafter, for each additional qualifying monthly pay period, the employee shall be allowed credit for vacation with pay on the first day of the following month as follows: 7 months to 3 years 7 hours per month 37 months to 10 years 10 hours per month 121 months to 15 years 12 hours per month 181 months to 20 years 13 hours per month 241 months and over 14 hours per month B. Employees may elect to enroll in the Annual Leave Program to receive annual leave credit in lieu of vacation and sick leave credits. Enrollment into and out of the Annual Leave Program will occur annually during an open enrollment period during the month of April. All enrollments must be received by the employee’s personnel office from April 1 to April 30. The effective date of the election shall be the first day of the June pay period. C. Each full-time employee shall receive credit for annual leave in lieu of the vacation and sick leave credits of this agreement in accordance with the following schedule: 1 month to 3 years 11 hours per month 37 months to 10 years 14 hours per month 121 months to 15 years 16 hours per month 181 months to 20 years 17 hours per month 241 months and over 18 hours per month D. Employees who elect to move to the vacation and sick leave programs will have their accrued annual leave balances converted to vacation. Employees shall have the continued use of any sick leave accrued as of the effective date of this agreement. E. A full-time employee who has eleven (11) or more working days of service in a monthly pay period shall earn Vacation/Annual Leave credits as set forth under subsection A above or C respectively. Absences from State service resulting from a temporary or permanent separation for more than eleven (11) consecutive working days which fall into two (2) consecutive qualifying pay periods shall disqualify the second pay period. F. Part-time and hourly employees shall accrue proportional Vacation/Annual Leave credits, in accordance with the chart shown in section 7 (L) of this Contract. G. Vacation/Annual Leave accrual for employees in multiple positions will be computed by combining all positions, provided the result does not exceed the amount earnable in full-time employment, and the rate of accrual shall be determined by the schedule which applies to the position or collective bargaining status under which the election was made. H. Annual Leave that is used for purposes of sick leave is subject to the requirements set forth in section 8.2, Sick Leave, of this Contract. I. Workweek Group 2 employees may take Vacation/Annual Leave credits in fifteen (15) minute increments. J. Work Week Group 2 employees are authorized to use existing fractional Vacation/Annual Leave hours that may have been accumulated. K. Subject to operational needs, the time when Vacation/Annual Leave shall be taken by the employee shall not be unreasonably denied. Employee Vacation/Annual Leave requests shall be submitted and granted or denied in writing in a timely manner. Vacation/Annual Leave can only be cancelled when unanticipated operational needs require it. L. Vacation/Annual Leave requests must be submitted in accordance with departmental policies on this subject. However, when two (2) or more employees on the same shift (if applicable) in a work unit (as defined by each department head or designee) request the same Vacation/Annual Leave time and approval cannot be given to all employees requesting it, employees shall be granted their preferred Vacation/Annual Leave period in order of seniority (defined as total months of State service in the same manner as Vacation/Annual Leave is accumulated). When two (2) or more employees have the same amount of State service, department seniority will be used to break the tie. Vacation/Annual Leave schedules, which have been established in a work unit, pursuant to the seniority provisions in this Article, shall not be affected by employee(s) entering the unit after the schedule has been established. M. If an employee does not use all of the Vacation/Annual Leave that the employee has accrued in a calendar year, the employee may carry over his/her accrued Vacation/Annual Leave credits to the following calendar year to a maximum of six hundred forty (640) hours. A department head or designee may permit an employee to carry over more than six hundred forty (640) hours of accrued Vacation/Annual Leave hours if an employee was unable to reduce his/her accrued hours because the employee: (1) was required to work as a result of fire, flood, or other extensive emergency; (2) was assigned work of a priority or critical nature over an extended period of time; (3) was absent on full salary for compensable injury; (4) was prevented by department regulations from taking Vacation/ Annual Leave until December 31 because of sick leave; or (5) was on jury duty. N. By June 1 of each calendar year those employees whose Vacation/Annual Leave balance exceeds, or could exceed by December 31, the Vacation/Annual Leave cap of subsection M. must submit to their supervisor for approval a plan to use Vacation/Annual Leave to bring their balance below the cap. If the employee fails to submit a plan, or adhere to an approved plan, the department head or designee has the right to order an employee to take sufficient Vacation/Annual Leave to reduce the employee’s Vacation/Annual Leave balance or potential balance on December 31 below the cap specified in subsection M. O. Upon termination from State employment, the employee shall be paid for accrued Vacation/Annual Leave credits for all accrued Vacation/Annual Leave time. P. An employee who returns to State service after an absence of six (6) months or longer, caused by a permanent separation, shall receive a one-time vacation credit on the first monthly pay period following completion of six (6) qualifying pay periods of continuous service in accordance with the employee’s total State service before and after the absence.

Vacation/Annual Leave. A. Employees shall not be entitled to vacation leave credit for the first six (6) months of service. On the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of six (6) qualifying monthly pay periods of continuous service, all full-time employees covered by this section shall receive a one-time vacation bonus of forty- forty-two (42) hours of vacation credit. Thereafter, for each additional qualifying monthly pay period, the employee shall be allowed credit for vacation with pay on the first day of the following month as follows: 7 months to 3 years 7 hours per month 37 months to 10 years 10 hours per month 121 months to 15 years 12 hours per month 181 months to 20 years 13 hours per month 241 months and over 14 hours per month B. Employees may elect to enroll in the Annual Leave Program program to receive annual leave credit in lieu of vacation and sick leave credits. Enrollment into and out of the Annual Leave Program will occur annually during an open enrollment period during the month of April. All enrollments must be received by the employee’s personnel office from April 1 to April 30. The effective date of the election shall be the first day of the June pay period. C. Each full-time employee shall receive credit for annual leave in lieu of the vacation and sick leave credits of this agreement in accordance with the following schedule: 1 month to 3 years 11 hours per month 37 months to 10 years 14 hours per month 121 months to 15 years 16 hours per month 181 months to 20 years 17 hours per month 241 months and over 18 hours per month D. Employees who elect to move to the vacation and sick leave programs will have their accrued annual leave balances converted to vacation. Employees shall have the continued use of any sick leave accrued as of the effective date of this agreement. E. A full-time employee who has eleven (11) or more working days of service in a monthly pay period shall earn Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave credits as set forth above under subsection A above or C respectively. Absences from State service resulting from a temporary or permanent separation for more than eleven (11) consecutive working days which fall into two (2) consecutive qualifying pay periods shall disqualify the second pay period. F. Part-time and hourly employees shall accrue proportional Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave credits, in accordance with the chart shown in section 7 (L) L of this Contract. G. Vacation/Annual Leave accrual for employees in multiple positions will be computed by combining all positions, provided the result does not exceed the amount earnable in full-time employment, and the rate of accrual shall be determined by the schedule which applies to the position or collective bargaining status under which the election was made. H. Annual Leave leave that is used for purposes of sick leave is subject to the requirements set forth in section 8.2, Sick Leave, of this Contract. I. Workweek Group 2 employees may take Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave credits in fifteen (15) minute increments. J. Work Week Workweek Group 2 employees are authorized to use existing fractional Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave hours that may have been accumulated. K. Subject to operational needs, the time when Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave shall be taken by the employee shall not be unreasonably denied. Employee Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave requests shall be submitted and granted or denied in writing in a timely manner. VacationVacations/Annual Leave annual leave can only be cancelled when unanticipated operational needs require it. L. Vacation/Annual Leave requests must be submitted in accordance with departmental policies on this subject. However, when two (2) or more employees on the same shift (if applicable) in a work unit (as defined by each department head or designee) request the same Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave time and approval cannot be given to all employees requesting it, employees shall be granted their preferred Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave period in order of seniority (defined as total months of State service in the same manner as Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave is accumulated). When two (2) or more employees have the same amount of State service, department seniority will be used to break the tie. Vacation/Annual Leave annual leave schedules, which have been established in a work unit, pursuant to the seniority provisions in this Article, shall not be affected by employee(s) entering the unit after the schedule has been established. M. If an employee does not use all of the Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave that the employee has accrued in a calendar year, the employee may carry over his/her accrued Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave credits to the following calendar year to a maximum of six hundred forty (640) hours. A department head or designee may permit an employee to carry over more than six hundred forty (640) hours of accrued Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave hours if an employee was unable to reduce his/her accrued hours because the employee: (1) was required to work as a result of fire, flood, or other extensive emergency; (2) was assigned work of a priority or critical nature over an extended period of time; (3) was absent on full salary for compensable injury; (4) was prevented by department regulations from taking Vacation/ Annual Leave vacation/annual leave until December 31 because of sick leave; or (5) was on jury duty. N. By June 1 of each calendar year those employees whose Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave balance exceeds, or could exceed by December 31, the Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave cap of subsection M. M must submit to their supervisor for approval a plan to use Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave to bring their balance below the cap. If the employee fails to submit a plan, or adhere to an approved plan, the department head or designee has the right to order an employee to take sufficient Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave to reduce the employee’s Vacation's vacation/Annual Leave annual leave balance or potential balance on December 31 below the cap specified in subsection M. O. Upon termination from State employment, the employee shall be paid for accrued Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave credits for all accrued Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave time. P. An employee who returns to State service after an absence of six (6) months or longer, caused by a permanent separation, shall receive a one-time vacation credit on the first monthly pay period following completion of six (6) qualifying pay periods of continuous service in accordance with the employee’s 's total State service before and after the absence.

Vacation/Annual Leave. A. Employees shall not be entitled to vacation leave credit for the first six (6) months of service. On the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of six (6) qualifying monthly pay periods of continuous service, all full-time employees covered by this section shall receive a one-time vacation bonus of forty- forty-two (42) hours of vacation credit. Thereafter, for each additional qualifying monthly pay period, the employee shall be allowed credit for vacation with pay on the first day of the following month as follows: 7 months to 3 years 7 hours per month 37 months to 10 years 10 hours per month 121 months to 15 years 12 hours per month 181 months to 20 years 13 hours per month 241 months and over 14 hours per month B. Employees may elect to enroll in the Annual Leave Program program to receive annual leave credit in lieu of vacation and sick leave credits. Enrollment into and out of the Annual Leave Program will occur annually during an open enrollment period during the month of April. All enrollments must be received by the employee’s personnel office from April 1 to April 30. The effective date of the election shall be the first day of the June pay period. C. Each full-time employee shall receive credit for annual leave in lieu of the vacation and sick leave credits of this agreement in accordance with the following schedule: 1 month to 3 years 11 hours per month 37 months to 10 years 14 hours per month 121 months to 15 years 16 hours per month 181 months to 20 years 17 hours per month 241 months and over 18 hours per month D. Employees who elect to move to the vacation and sick leave programs will have their accrued annual leave balances converted to vacation. Employees shall have the continued use of any sick leave accrued as of the effective date of this agreement. E. A full-time employee who has eleven (11) or more working days of service in a monthly pay period shall earn Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave credits as set forth above under subsection A above or C respectively. Absences from State service resulting from a temporary or permanent separation for more than eleven (11) consecutive working days which fall into two (2) consecutive qualifying pay periods shall disqualify the second pay period. F. Part-time and hourly employees shall accrue proportional Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave credits, in accordance with the chart shown in section 7 (L) L of this Contract. G. Vacation/Annual Leave accrual for employees in multiple positions will be computed by combining all positions, provided the result does not exceed the amount earnable in full-time employment, and the rate of accrual shall be determined by the schedule which applies to the position or collective bargaining status under which the election was made. H. Annual Leave leave that is used for purposes of sick leave is subject to the requirements set forth in section 8.2, Sick Leave, of this Contract. I. Workweek Group 2 employees may take Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave credits in fifteen (15) minute increments. J. Work Week Workweek Group 2 employees are authorized to use existing fractional Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave hours that may have been accumulated. K. Subject to operational needs, the time when Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave shall be taken by the employee shall not be unreasonably denied. Employee Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave requests shall be submitted and granted or denied in writing in a timely manner. VacationVacations/Annual Leave annual leave can only be cancelled when unanticipated operational needs require it. L. Vacation/Annual Leave requests must be submitted in accordance with departmental policies on this subject. However, when two (2) or more employees on the same shift (if applicable) in a work unit (as defined by each department head or designee) request the same Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave time and approval cannot be given to all employees requesting it, employees shall be granted their preferred Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave period in order of seniority (defined as total months of State service in the same manner as Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave is accumulated). When two (2) or more employees have the same amount of State service, department seniority will be used to break the tie. Vacation/Annual Leave annual leave schedules, which have been established in a work unit, pursuant to the seniority provisions in this Article, shall not be affected by employee(s) entering the unit after the schedule has been established. M. If an employee does not use all of the Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave that the employee has accrued in a calendar year, the employee may carry over his/her accrued Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave credits to the following calendar year to a maximum of six hundred forty (640) hours. A department head or designee may permit an employee to carry over more than six hundred forty (640) hours of accrued Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave hours if an employee was unable to reduce his/her accrued hours because the employee: (1) was required to work as a result of fire, flood, or other extensive emergency; (2) was assigned work of a priority or critical nature over an extended period of time; (3) was absent on full salary for compensable injury; (4) was prevented by department regulations from taking Vacation/ Annual Leave vacation/annual leave until December 31 because of sick leave; or (5) was on jury duty. N. By June 1 of each calendar year those employees whose Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave balance exceeds, or could exceed by December 31, the Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave cap of subsection M. M must submit to their supervisor for approval a plan to use Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave to bring their balance below the cap. If the employee fails to submit a plan, or adhere to an approved plan, the department head or designee has the right to order an employee to take sufficient Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave to reduce the employee’s Vacation's vacation/Annual Leave annual leave balance or potential balance on December 31 below the cap specified in subsection M. O. Upon termination from State employment, the employee shall be paid for accrued Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave credits for all accrued Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave time. P. An employee who returns to State service after an absence of six (6) months or longer, caused by a permanent separation, shall receive a one-time vacation credit on the first monthly pay period following completion of six (6) qualifying pay periods of continuous service in accordance with the employee’s 's total State service before and after the absence.

Vacation/Annual Leave. A. Employees shall not be entitled to vacation leave credit for the first six (6) months of service. On the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of six (6) qualifying monthly pay periods of continuous service, all full-time employees covered by this section shall receive a one-time vacation bonus of forty- forty-two (42) hours of vacation credit. Thereafter, for each additional qualifying monthly pay period, the employee shall be allowed credit for vacation with pay on the first day of the following month as follows: 7 months to 3 years 7 hours per month 37 months to 10 years 10 hours per month 121 months to 15 years 12 hours per month 181 months to 20 years 13 hours per month 241 months and over 14 hours per month B. Employees may elect to enroll in the Annual Leave Program program to receive annual leave credit in lieu of vacation and sick leave credits. Enrollment into and out of the Annual Leave Program will occur annually during an open enrollment period during the month of April. All enrollments must be received by the employee’s personnel office from April 1 to April 30. The effective date of the election shall be the first day of the June pay period. C. Each full-time employee shall receive credit for annual leave in lieu of the vacation and sick leave credits of this agreement in accordance with the following schedule: 1 month to 3 years 11 hours per month 37 months to 10 years 14 hours per month 121 months to 15 years 16 hours per month 181 months to 20 years 17 hours per month 241 months and over 18 hours per month D. Employees who elect to move to the vacation and sick leave programs will have their accrued annual leave balances converted to vacation. Employees shall have the continued use of any sick leave accrued as of the effective date of this agreement. E. A full-time employee who has eleven (11) or more working days of service in a monthly pay period shall earn Vacation/Annual Leave leave credits as set forth above under subsection A above or C respectively. Absences from State service resulting from a temporary or permanent separation for more than eleven (11) consecutive working days which fall into two (2) consecutive qualifying pay periods shall disqualify the second pay period. F. Part-time and hourly employees shall accrue proportional Vacation/Annual Leave leave credits, in accordance with the chart shown in section 7 (L) L of this Contract. G. Vacation/Annual Leave accrual for employees in multiple positions will be computed by combining all positions, provided the result does not exceed the amount earnable in full-full- time employment, and the rate of accrual shall be determined by the schedule which applies to the position or collective bargaining status under which the election was made. H. Annual Leave that is used for purposes of sick leave is subject to the requirements set forth in section 8.2, Sick Leave, of this Contract. I. Workweek Group 2 employees may take Vacation/Annual Leave leave credits in fifteen (15) minute increments. J. Work Week Workweek Group 2 employees are authorized to use existing fractional Vacation/Annual Leave leave hours that may have been accumulated. K. Subject to operational needs, the time when Vacation/Annual Leave leave shall be taken by the employee shall not be unreasonably denied. Employee Vacation/Annual Leave leave requests shall be submitted and granted or denied in writing in a timely manner. VacationVacations/Annual Leave leave can only be cancelled when unanticipated operational needs require it. L. Vacation/Annual Leave requests must be submitted in accordance with departmental policies on this subject. However, when two (2) or more employees on the same shift (if applicable) in a work unit (as defined by each department head or designee) request the same Vacation/Annual Leave leave time and approval cannot be given to all employees requesting it, employees shall be granted their preferred Vacation/Annual Leave leave period in order of seniority (defined as total months of State service in the same manner as Vacation/Annual Leave leave is accumulated). When two (2) or more employees have the same amount of State service, department seniority will be used to break the tie. Vacation/Annual Leave annual leave schedules, which have been established in a work unit, pursuant to the seniority provisions in this Article, shall not be affected by employee(s) entering the unit after the schedule has been established. M. If an employee does not use all of the Vacation/Annual Leave leave that the employee has accrued in a calendar year, the employee may carry over his/her accrued Vacation/Annual Leave leave credits to the following calendar year to a maximum of six hundred forty (640) hours. A department head or designee may permit an employee to carry over more than six hundred forty (640) hours of accrued Vacation/Annual Leave leave hours if an employee was unable to reduce his/her accrued hours because the employee: (1) was required to work as a result of fire, flood, or other extensive emergency; (2) was assigned work of a priority or critical nature over an extended period of time; (3) was absent on full salary for compensable injury; (4) was prevented by department regulations from taking Vacation/ Vacation/Annual Leave leave until December 31 because of sick leave; or (5) was on jury duty. N. By June 1 of each calendar year those employees whose Vacation/Annual Leave leave balance exceeds, or could exceed by December 31, the Vacation/Annual Leave leave cap of subsection M. M must submit to their supervisor for approval a plan to use Vacation/Annual Leave leave to bring their balance below the cap. If the employee fails to submit a plan, or adhere to an approved plan, the department head or designee has the right to order an employee to take sufficient Vacation/Annual Leave leave to reduce the employee’s 's Vacation/Annual Leave leave balance or potential balance on December 31 below the cap specified in subsection M. O. Upon termination from State employment, the employee shall be paid for accrued Vacation/Annual Leave leave credits for all accrued Vacation/Annual Leave leave time. P. An employee who returns to State service after an absence of six (6) months or longer, caused by a permanent separation, shall receive a one-time vacation credit on the first monthly pay period following completion of six (6) qualifying pay periods of continuous service in accordance with the employee’s 's total State service before and after the absence.

Vacation/Annual Leave. A. Employees shall not be entitled to vacation leave credit for the first six (6) months of service. On the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of six (6) qualifying monthly pay periods of continuous service, all full-time employees covered by this section shall receive a one-time vacation bonus of forty- forty-two (42) hours of vacation credit. Thereafter, for each additional qualifying monthly pay period, the employee shall be allowed credit for vacation with pay on the first day of the following month as follows: 7 months to 3 years 7 hours per month 37 months to 10 years 10 hours per month 121 months to 15 years 12 hours per month 181 months to 20 years 13 hours per month 241 months and over 14 hours per month B. Employees may elect to enroll in the Annual Leave Program program to receive annual leave credit in lieu of vacation and sick leave credits. Enrollment into and out of the Annual Leave Program will occur annually during an open enrollment period during the month of April. All enrollments must be received by the employee’s employee‟s personnel office from April 1 to April 30. The effective date of the election shall be the first day of the June pay period. C. Each full-time employee shall receive credit for annual leave in lieu of the vacation and sick leave credits of this agreement in accordance with the following schedule: 1 month to 3 years 11 hours per month 37 months to 10 years 14 hours per month 121 months to 15 years 16 hours per month 181 months to 20 years 17 hours per month 241 months and over 18 hours per month D. Employees who elect to move to the vacation and sick leave programs will have their accrued annual leave balances converted to vacation. Employees shall have the continued use of any sick leave accrued as of the effective date of this agreement. E. A full-time employee who has eleven (11) or more working days of service in a monthly pay period shall earn Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave credits as set forth above under subsection A above or C respectively. Absences from State service resulting from a temporary or permanent separation for more than eleven (11) consecutive working days which fall into two (2) consecutive qualifying pay periods shall disqualify the second pay period. F. Part-time and hourly employees shall accrue proportional Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave credits, in accordance with the chart shown in section 7 (L) L of this Contract. G. Vacation/Annual Leave accrual for employees in multiple positions will be computed by combining all positions, provided the result does not exceed the amount earnable in full-time employment, and the rate of accrual shall be determined by the schedule which applies to the position or collective bargaining status under which the election was made. H. Annual Leave leave that is used for purposes of sick leave is subject to the requirements set forth in section 8.2, Sick Leave, of this Contract. I. Workweek Group 2 employees may take Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave credits in fifteen (15) minute increments. J. Work Week Workweek Group 2 employees are authorized to use existing fractional Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave hours that may have been accumulated. K. Subject to operational needs, the time when Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave shall be taken by the employee shall not be unreasonably denied. Employee Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave requests shall be submitted and granted or denied in writing in a timely manner. VacationVacations/Annual Leave annual leave can only be cancelled when unanticipated operational needs require it. L. Vacation/Annual Leave requests must be submitted in accordance with departmental policies on this subject. However, when two (2) or more employees on the same shift (if applicable) in a work unit (as defined by each department head or designee) request the same Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave time and approval cannot be given to all employees requesting it, employees shall be granted their preferred Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave period in order of seniority (defined as total months of State service in the same manner as Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave is accumulated). When two (2) or more employees have the same amount of State service, department seniority will be used to break the tie. Vacation/Annual Leave annual leave schedules, which have been established in a work unit, pursuant to the seniority provisions in this Article, shall not be affected by employee(s) entering the unit after the schedule has been established. M. If an employee does not use all of the Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave that the employee has accrued in a calendar year, the employee may carry over his/her accrued Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave credits to the following calendar year to a maximum of six hundred forty (640) hours. A department head or designee may permit an employee to carry over more than six hundred forty (640) hours of accrued Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave hours if an employee was unable to reduce his/her accrued hours because the employee: (1) was required to work as a result of fire, flood, or other extensive emergency; (2) was assigned work of a priority or critical nature over an extended period of time; (3) was absent on full salary for compensable injury; (4) was prevented by department regulations from taking Vacation/ Annual Leave vacation/annual leave until December 31 because of sick leave; or (5) was on jury duty. N. By June 1 of each calendar year those employees whose Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave balance exceeds, or could exceed by December 31, the Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave cap of subsection M. M must submit to their supervisor for approval a plan to use Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave to bring their balance below the cap. If the employee fails to submit a plan, or adhere to an approved plan, the department head or designee has the right to order an employee to take sufficient Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave to reduce the employee’s Vacation's vacation/Annual Leave annual leave balance or potential balance on December 31 below the cap specified in subsection M. O. Upon termination from State employment, the employee shall be paid for accrued Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave credits for all accrued Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave time. P. An employee who returns to State service after an absence of six (6) months or longer, caused by a permanent separation, shall receive a one-time vacation credit on the first monthly pay period following completion of six (6) qualifying pay periods of continuous service in accordance with the employee’s 's total State service before and after the absence.

Vacation/Annual Leave. A. Employees shall not be entitled to vacation leave credit for the first six (6) months of service. On the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of six (6) qualifying monthly pay periods of continuous service, all full-time employees covered by this section shall receive a one-time vacation bonus of forty- two (42) hours of vacation credit. Thereafter, for each additional qualifying monthly pay period, the employee shall be allowed credit for vacation with pay on the first day of the following month as follows: 7 months to 3 years 7 hours per month 37 months to 10 years 10 hours per month 121 months to 15 years 12 hours per month 181 months to 20 years 13 hours per month 241 months and over 14 hours per month B. Employees may elect to enroll in the Annual Leave Program to receive annual leave credit in lieu of vacation and sick leave credits. Enrollment into and out of the Annual Leave Program will occur annually during an open enrollment period during the month of April. All enrollments must be received by the employee’s personnel office from April 1 to April 30. The effective date of the election shall be the first day of the June pay period. C. Each full-time employee shall receive credit for annual leave in lieu of the vacation and sick leave credits of this agreement in accordance with the following schedule: 1 month to 3 years 11 hours per month 37 months to 10 years 14 hours per month 121 months to 15 years 16 hours per month 181 months to 20 years 17 hours per month 241 months and over 18 hours per month D. Employees who elect to move to the vacation and sick leave programs will have their accrued annual leave balances converted to vacation. Employees shall have the continued use of any sick leave accrued as of the effective date of this agreement. E. A full-time employee who has eleven (11) or more working days of service in a monthly pay period shall earn Vacation/Annual Leave credits as set forth under subsection A above or C respectively. Absences from State service resulting from a temporary or permanent separation for more than eleven (11) consecutive working days which fall into two (2) consecutive qualifying pay periods shall disqualify the second pay period. F. Part-time and hourly employees shall accrue proportional Vacation/Annual Leave credits, in accordance with the chart shown in section 7 (L) of this Contract. G. Vacation/Annual Leave accrual for employees in multiple positions will be computed by combining all positions, provided the result does not exceed the amount earnable in full-time employment, and the rate of accrual shall be determined by the schedule which applies to the position or collective bargaining status under which the election was made. H. Annual Leave that is used for purposes of sick leave is subject to the requirements set forth in section 8.2, Sick Leave, of this Contract. I. Workweek Group 2 employees may take Vacation/Annual Leave credits in fifteen (15) minute increments. J. Work Week Group 2 employees are authorized to use existing fractional Vacation/Annual Leave hours that may have been accumulated. K. Subject to operational needs, the time when Vacation/Annual Leave shall be taken by the employee shall not be unreasonably denied. Employee Vacation/Annual Leave requests shall be submitted and granted or denied in writing in a timely manner. Vacation/Annual Leave can only be cancelled when unanticipated operational needs require it. L. Vacation/Annual Leave requests must be submitted in accordance with departmental policies on this subject. However, when two (2) or more employees on the same shift (if applicable) in a work unit (as defined by each department head or designee) request the same Vacation/Annual Leave time and approval cannot be given to all employees requesting it, employees shall be granted their preferred Vacation/Annual Leave period in order of seniority (defined as total months of State service in the same manner as Vacation/Annual Leave is accumulated). When two (2) or more employees have the same amount of State service, department seniority will be used to break the tie. Vacation/Annual Leave schedules, which have been established in a work unit, pursuant to the seniority provisions in this Article, shall not be affected by employee(s) entering the unit after the schedule has been established. M. If an employee does not use all of the Vacation/Annual Leave that the employee has accrued in a calendar year, the employee may carry over his/her accrued Vacation/Annual Leave credits to the following calendar year to a maximum of six hundred forty (640) hours. A department head or designee may permit an employee to carry over more than six hundred forty (640) hours of accrued Vacation/Annual Leave hours if an employee was unable to reduce his/her accrued hours because the employee: (1) was required to work as a result of fire, flood, or other extensive emergency; (2) was assigned work of a priority or critical nature over an extended period of time; (3) was absent on full salary for compensable injury; (4) was prevented by department regulations from taking Vacation/ Annual Leave until December 31 because of sick leave; or (5) was on jury duty. N. By June 1 of each calendar year those employees whose Vacation/Annual Leave balance exceeds, or could exceed by December 31, the Vacation/Annual Leave cap of subsection M. must submit to their supervisor for approval a plan to use Vacation/Annual Leave to bring their balance below the cap. If the employee fails to submit a plan, or adhere to an approved plan, the department head or designee has the right to order an employee to take sufficient Vacation/Annual Leave to reduce the employee’s Vacation/Annual Leave balance or potential balance on December 31 below the cap specified in subsection M. O. Upon termination from State employment, the employee shall be paid for accrued Vacation/Annual Leave credits for all accrued Vacation/Annual Leave time. P. An employee who returns to State service after an absence of six (6) months or longer, caused by a permanent separation, shall receive a one-time vacation credit on the first monthly pay period following completion of six (6) qualifying pay periods of continuous service in accordance with the employee’s total State service before and after the absence.

Vacation/Annual Leave. A. Employees shall not be entitled to vacation leave credit for the first six (6) months of service. On the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of six (6) qualifying monthly pay periods of continuous service, all full-time employees covered by this section shall receive a one-time vacation bonus of forty- forty-two (42) hours of vacation credit. Thereafter, for each additional qualifying monthly pay period, the employee shall be allowed credit for vacation with pay on the first day of the following month as follows: 7 months to 3 years 7 hours per month 37 months to 10 years 10 hours per month 121 months to 15 years 12 hours per month 181 months to 20 years 13 hours per month 241 months and over 14 hours per month B. Employees may elect to enroll in the Annual Leave Program program to receive annual leave credit in lieu of vacation and sick leave credits. Enrollment into and out of the Annual Leave Program will occur annually during an open enrollment period during the month of April. All enrollments must be received by the employee’s personnel office from April 1 to April 30. The effective date of the election shall be the first day of the June pay period. C. Each full-time employee shall receive credit for annual leave in lieu of the vacation and sick leave credits of this agreement in accordance with the following schedule: 1 month to 3 years 11 hours per month 37 months to 10 years 14 hours per month 121 months to 15 years 16 hours per month 181 months to 20 years 17 hours per month 241 months and over 18 hours per month D. Employees who elect to move to the vacation and sick leave programs will have their accrued annual leave balances converted to vacation. Employees shall have the continued use of any sick leave accrued as of the effective date of this agreement. E. A full-time employee who has eleven (11) or more working days of service in a monthly pay period shall earn Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave credits as set forth above under subsection A above or C respectively. Absences from State service resulting from a temporary or permanent separation for more than eleven (11) consecutive working days which fall into two (2) consecutive qualifying pay periods shall disqualify the second pay period. F. Part-time and hourly employees shall accrue proportional Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave credits, in accordance with the chart shown in section 7 (L) L of this Contract. G. Vacation/Annual Leave accrual for employees in multiple positions will be computed by combining all positions, provided the result does not exceed the amount earnable in full-full- time employment, and the rate of accrual shall be determined by the schedule which applies to the position or collective bargaining status under which the election was made. H. Annual Leave leave that is used for purposes of sick leave is subject to the requirements set forth in section 8.2, Sick Leave, of this Contract. I. Workweek Group 2 employees may take Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave credits in fifteen (15) minute increments. J. Work Week Workweek Group 2 employees are authorized to use existing fractional Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave hours that may have been accumulated. K. Subject to operational needs, the time when Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave shall be taken by the employee shall not be unreasonably denied. Employee Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave requests shall be submitted and granted or denied in writing in a timely manner. VacationVacations/Annual Leave annual leave can only be cancelled when unanticipated operational needs require it. L. Vacation/Annual Leave requests must be submitted in accordance with departmental policies on this subject. However, when two (2) or more employees on the same shift (if applicable) in a work unit (as defined by each department head or designee) request the same Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave time and approval cannot be given to all employees requesting it, employees shall be granted their preferred Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave period in order of seniority (defined as total months of State service in the same manner as Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave is accumulated). When two (2) or more employees have the same amount of State service, department seniority will be used to break the tie. Vacation/Annual Leave annual leave schedules, which have been established in a work unit, pursuant to the seniority provisions in this Article, shall not be affected by employee(s) entering the unit after the schedule has been established. M. If an employee does not use all of the Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave that the employee has accrued in a calendar year, the employee may carry over his/her accrued Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave credits to the following calendar year to a maximum of six hundred forty (640) hours. A department head or designee may permit an employee to carry over more than six hundred forty (640) hours of accrued Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave hours if an employee was unable to reduce his/her accrued hours because the employee: (1) was required to work as a result of fire, flood, or other extensive emergency; (2) was assigned work of a priority or critical nature over an extended period of time; (3) was absent on full salary for compensable injury; (4) was prevented by department regulations from taking Vacation/ Annual Leave vacation/annual leave until December 31 because of sick leave; or (5) was on jury duty. N. By June 1 of each calendar year those employees whose Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave balance exceeds, or could exceed by December 31, the Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave cap of subsection M. M must submit to their supervisor for approval a plan to use Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave to bring their balance below the cap. If the employee fails to submit a plan, or adhere to an approved plan, the department head or designee has the right to order an employee to take sufficient Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave to reduce the employee’s Vacation's vacation/Annual Leave annual leave balance or potential balance on December 31 below the cap specified in subsection M. O. Upon termination from State employment, the employee shall be paid for accrued Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave credits for all accrued Vacationvacation/Annual Leave annual leave time. P. An employee who returns to State service after an absence of six (6) months or longer, caused by a permanent separation, shall receive a one-time vacation credit on the first monthly pay period following completion of six (6) qualifying pay periods of continuous service in accordance with the employee’s 's total State service before and after the absence.

Vacation/Annual Leave. A. Employees shall not be entitled to vacation leave credit for the first six (6) months of service. On the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of six (6) qualifying monthly pay periods of continuous service, all full-time employees covered by this section shall receive a one-one- time vacation bonus of forty- forty-two (42) hours of vacation credit. Thereafter, for each additional qualifying monthly pay period, the employee shall be allowed credit for vacation with pay on the first day of the following month as follows: 7 months to 3 years 7 hours per month 37 months to 10 years 10 hours per month 121 months to 15 years 12 hours per month 181 months to 20 years 13 hours per month 241 months and over 14 hours per month B. Employees may elect to enroll in the Annual Leave Program to receive annual leave credit in lieu of vacation and sick leave credits. Enrollment into and out of the Annual Leave Program will occur annually during an open enrollment period during the month of April. All enrollments must be received by the employee’s personnel office from April 1 to April 30. The effective date of the election shall be the first day of the June pay period. C. Each full-time employee shall receive credit for annual leave in lieu of the vacation and sick leave credits of this agreement in accordance with the following schedule: 1 month to 3 years 11 hours per month 37 months to 10 years 14 hours per month 121 months to 15 years 16 hours per month 181 months to 20 years 17 hours per month 241 months and over 18 hours per month D. Employees who elect to move to the vacation and sick leave programs will have their accrued annual leave balances converted to vacation. Employees shall have the continued use of any sick leave accrued as of the effective date of this agreement. E. A full-time employee who has eleven (11) or more working days of service in a monthly pay period shall earn Vacation/Annual Leave credits as set forth under subsection A above or C respectively. Absences from State service resulting from a temporary or permanent separation for more than eleven (11) consecutive working days which fall into two (2) consecutive qualifying pay periods shall disqualify the second pay period. F. Part-time and hourly employees shall accrue proportional Vacation/Annual Leave credits, in accordance with the chart shown in section 7 (L) of this Contract. G. Vacation/Annual Leave accrual for employees in multiple positions will be computed by combining all positions, provided the result does not exceed the amount earnable in full-time employment, and the rate of accrual shall be determined by the schedule which applies to the position or collective bargaining status under which the election was made. H. Annual Leave that is used for purposes of sick leave is subject to the requirements set forth in section 8.2, Sick Leave, of this Contract. I. Workweek Group 2 employees may take Vacation/Annual Leave credits in fifteen (15) minute increments. J. Work Week Group 2 employees are authorized to use existing fractional Vacation/Annual Leave hours that may have been accumulated. K. Subject to operational needs, the time when Vacation/Annual Leave shall be taken by the employee shall not be unreasonably denied. Employee Vacation/Annual Leave requests shall be submitted and granted or denied in writing in a timely manner. Vacation/Annual Leave can only be cancelled when unanticipated operational needs require it. L. Vacation/Annual Leave requests must be submitted in accordance with departmental policies on this subject. However, when two (2) or more employees on the same shift (if applicable) in a work unit (as defined by each department head or designee) request the same Vacation/Annual Leave time and approval cannot be given to all employees requesting it, employees shall be granted their preferred Vacation/Annual Leave period in order of seniority (defined as total months of State service in the same manner as Vacation/Annual Leave is accumulated). When two (2) or more employees have the same amount of State service, department seniority will be used to break the tie. Vacation/Annual Leave schedules, which have been established in a work unit, pursuant to the seniority provisions in this Article, shall not be affected by employee(s) entering the unit after the schedule has been established. M. If an employee does not use all of the Vacation/Annual Leave that the employee has accrued in a calendar year, the employee may carry over his/her accrued Vacation/Annual Leave credits to the following calendar year to a maximum of six hundred forty (640) hours. A department head or designee may permit an employee to carry over more than six hundred forty (640) hours of accrued Vacation/Annual Leave hours if an employee was unable to reduce his/her accrued hours because the employee: (1) was required to work as a result of fire, flood, or other extensive emergency; (2) was assigned work of a priority or critical nature over an extended period of time; (3) was absent on full salary for compensable injury; (4) was prevented by department regulations from taking Vacation/ Annual Leave until December 31 because of sick leave; or (5) was on jury duty. N. By June 1 of each calendar year those employees whose Vacation/Annual Leave balance exceeds, or could exceed by December 31, the Vacation/Annual Leave cap of subsection M. must submit to their supervisor for approval a plan to use Vacation/Annual Leave to bring their balance below the cap. If the employee fails to submit a plan, or adhere to an approved plan, the department head or designee has the right to order an employee to take sufficient Vacation/Annual Leave to reduce the employee’s Vacation/Annual Leave balance or potential balance on December 31 below the cap specified in subsection M. O. Upon termination from State employment, the employee shall be paid for accrued Vacation/Annual Leave credits for all accrued Vacation/Annual Leave time. P. An employee who returns to State service after an absence of six (6) months or longer, caused by a permanent separation, shall receive a one-time vacation credit on the first monthly pay period following completion of six (6) qualifying pay periods of continuous service in accordance with the employee’s total State service before and after the absence.