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credits below 40 days are once again subject to the 40-day maximum. They

can again exceed that maximum only following denial of a request under

the conditions described above. Any vacation credits in excess of 40 days
on March 31 are forfeited.
Vacation Anniversary Date

The vacation anniversary date is ordinarily the date of appointment to

State service. The vacation anniversary date is not altered by leaves without
pay or separations from State service of less than six months’ duration.

However, the vacation anniversary date is adjusted whenever the
employee is on leave without pay for more than six months or is separated

from State service for a period of six to twelve months. The vacation
anniversary date is adjusted by adding the number of months and days off

the payroll due to leave without pay or separa- tion to the original vacation
anniversary date.

Generally, persons reemployed after a separation from State service
which exceeds one year are treated as new employees and are assigned a

new vacation anniversary date.
Use of Vacation

Section 10.4 of the ISU Agreement contains a discussion of the impact
of seniority on scheduling of vacations and describes procedures for local

arrangements establishing annual periods within which employees must
request a block of time off in order to have seniority considered. For

Section 10.4 a block of time is defined as five or more consecutive work
days.

Section 10.12 provides additionally that, apart from other arrangements

developed in accordance with this section, an employee’s properly
submitted written request for use of accrued vacation credits must be
answered in writing within four days of its receipt and establishes

procedures to ensure a timely response within two days thereafter. This

section also confirms that vacation scheduling is an appropriate subject for
labor/management discussions.
Separation

Employees who separate from State service may be eligible for a lump

sum payment for up to 30 days of accrued and unused vacation.

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