Employees who are required to work on one of the above holidays will receive additional pay for the day worked at the normal rate of pay. Each spring, employees may elect compensatory time off in lieu of additional pay for holiday work. No cash compensation is paid for unused holidays upon separation from state service. Employees record holiday observances and accrual of holiday compensatory time on their bi-weekly attendance report . Six and one-half days are credited after this period.
Employees then accrue vacation credits at the rate of one-half day per pay period.
During the second through seventh year of employment, employees earn bonus vacation days equating to one vacation day for each year of completed service. You must be in full-pay status for the major fraction of a pay period in order to earn vacation credits for that period. Employees record vacation usage on their bi-weekly attendance report . A full-time employee may accumulate a maximum of 40 days vacation and may receive pay for a maximum of 30 days unused vacation upon separation from state service. An employee may request sick leave when they are unable to perform their duties because of temporary mental or physical disability.