An employee who is on paid leave on the first workday of a month may not take vacation leave accrued for that month until the employee has returned to duty. Part-time employees will accrue vacation leave on a proportionate basis and the maximum carry over will also be proportionate. The net balance of unused accumulated leave, not to exceed the maximum cited above, may be carried forward for any employee from one fiscal year to the next fiscal year. Any excess hours over the maximum cited above will automatically be credited to the employee's sick leave balance. In computing vacation time taken, time during which any employee is excused from work because of holidays or officially granted administrative leave shall not be charged against the employee's vacation.
Accrued vacation is paid from the budget of the employing department.
Use and documentation of vacation are subject to the management practices developed by each component. A terminating employee may, with the agreement of the appropriate component administrators, be allowed to remain on payroll to utilize accrued vacation in lieu of being paid in a lump sum. A lump sum vacation payment will be made to an individual who leaves employment within the UH System 30 days following their termination of employment unless they have been employed by another state agency, provided that the employee has been employed with the state for six continuous months. An individual who is re-employed by a state agency to a position which accrues vacation time within a period of 30 calendar days from the separation from state employment shall have their previously accrued but unused vacation leave restored. Sick leave will accumulate with the unused portion carried forward each month.