Group health and life insurance coverage may be continued during the leave provided the applicable premium payments are made to the Human Resources Department. The State contribution toward the employee's total monthly premium will not continue. The employee must pay the total premium. Credit for vacation or sick leave entitlement is not accumulated during a leave of absence without pay. Membership in the Teacher Retirement System or Optional Retirement Program becomes inactive and contributions cannot be withdrawn.
Tax deferred annuities become inactive.
An employee is not entitled to pay for holidays if on leave of absence without pay on both the workday before the and the workday after the holiday. For additional information, contact the benefits office in the component Human Resources Department. 4.4 Clearance Process . Before beginning an approved leave of absence without pay, the employee may be required to complete the appropriate component clearance process and return all state or component property. 4.5 Return from leave of absence without pay .