Any unused accumulated sick leave is carried forward at the end of each fiscal year. Accumulated vacation leave that exceeds maximum carryover provisions at the end of a fiscal year will be credited to the employee's sick leave balance as of the first day of the next fiscal year. 2.2.1 Employees transferring from another state agency or institution to the System will be given credit for all accumulated sick leave, provided the transfer is made without interruption in state employment. Credit for all accumulated sick leave will also be transferred to the gaining organization when a transfer is made between components of the System or units within a component and service is uninterrupted. 2.2.2 System components acquiring transferred employees should not force a break in employment to prevent the employee from transferring benefits that have been earned in another agency.
Uninterrupted employment is employment unbroken by any unauthorized absences.
Holidays, days on sick leave, weekends, emergency leaves and other approved leaves are authorized absences. On termination of employment and a break in service to the state, the employee loses all accrued sick leave. Sick leave credit will not accrue while a terminating employee remains on the payroll as an optional method of receiving pay for accumulated vacation. This applies even if the employee was in a nonqualifying position at the time of death. Payment will be calculated at the rate of compensation at the time of death, but neither longevity nor hazardous duty pay may be included in the compensation rate.