Ohio Administrative Code › Title 123:1 - Division of Human Resources › Chapter 123:1-32 - Sick and Personal Leave › Section 123:1-32-09 - Conversion of sick leave and personal leave credit upon separation from service for employees paid by warrant of the director of budget and management

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
An employee whose salary or wage is paid by warrant of the
				director of budget and management shall be entitled, upon separation for any
				reason, to a cash conversion benefit for unused sick leave and personal leave
				credit pursuant to the provisions of this rule and sections
				124.384 and
				124.386 of the Revised Code. For
				purposes of this rule the term "separation" shall mean any voluntary or
				involuntary termination from service, including, resignation, disability
				separation, retirement, removal from service, and layoff from service, but does
				not include death of an employee.
(A)
			 Conversion to cash benefit of accumulated sick leave credit for an employee
			 whose salary or wage is paid by warrant of the director of budget and
			 management.
(1) General. An employee who has
			 accumulated sick leave under the provisions of section
			 124.382 of the Revised Code
			 shall be entitled to a cash benefit conversion of the accumulated unused sick
			 leave balance upon separation of service. Such conversion must occur within
			 three years from the employee's date of separation from service.
(2) Eligibility. In order to be eligible for
			 the accumulated sick leave cash conversion benefit authorized by this rule an
			 employee must have at least one year of state service prior to
			 separation.
(3) Determination of
			 amount of sick leave to be converted. An employee about to separate or who has
			 separated from state service shall designate in writing the percentage or
			 portion of his or her sick leave balance to be converted to cash. The portion
			 of the accumulated sick leave credit not converted to cash at separation may be
			 converted within three years from the employee's date of separation pursuant to
			 this rule or restored to the employee's sick leave credit upon the employee's
			 reinstatement or reemployment to state service pursuant to rule
			 123:1-32-10
			 of the Administrative Code. If an employee fails to designate the portion or
			 percentage of the accumulated sick leave to be converted to the cash benefit,
			 the entire amount of sick leave credit accumulation shall be converted to cash
			 benefit.
(4) Payment. Payment for
			 that percentage or portion of sick leave an employee desires to convert to a
			 cash benefit shall be made at the employee's base rate of pay at the time of
			 separation at the rate of one hour of pay for every two hours of accumulated
			 balances. Payment for unused sick leave for an employee who retires from a
			 state retirement system shall be at the rate of fifty-five per cent of the
			 employee's base rate of pay at the time of the effective date of the employee's
			 retirement. Payment for an employee serving in a temporary work level or an
			 interim appointment shall be based on the base rate of pay of the employee's
			 normal classification.
(5) A
			 separated employee may convert all or a portion of any remaining sick leave
			 balance one time during each twelve-month period subsequent to the employee's
			 date of separation. A separated employee who does not convert sick leave to
			 cash within three years from the date of separation is no longer eligible to
			 convert such leave to cash. If a separated employee
			 returns to service in a position that is not eligible to accrue leave, this
			 provision applies to the employee's original date of separation and the
			 employee is still eligible to convert any remaining sick leave balance pursuant
			 to this rule. Any remaining sick leave balances may be restored to the
			 employee's sick leave credit upon reinstatement or reemployment to state
			 service pursuant to rule
			 123:1-32-10
			 of the Administrative Code.