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Sick Leave at Half-Pay

Article 10.15 of this Agreement describes the conditions which must be

met before mandatory sick leave at half-pay must be granted. However,
under certain circumstances agencies may grant discretionary sick leave at

half-pay pursuant to Section 21.5 of the Attendance Rules during any
period of absence caused by personal disability for which the employee is

not entitled to mandatory sick leave at half-pay under the contract. For
example, an employee in the ISU Unit who is otherwise eligible, may be

granted discretionary sick leave at half-pay prior to being absent 30
consecutive workdays. To be eligible for discretionary sick leave at half-

pay under the Attendance Rules an employee must have completed one
cumulative year of State service, must have permanent status as of the point

sick leave at half-pay is to begin (probationers with no permanent hold item
are not eligible), must have exhausted all accrued leave credits and must

have submitted satisfactory medical documentation of personal disability.
PERSONAL LEAVE

Crediting
Employees are credited with five days of personal leave upon

appointment to State service and thereafter with five days each year on the
anniversary date of such appointment. However, if an employee is off the

payroll for any reason on his or her personal leave anniversary date, his or
her personal leave anniversary date is changed to the date he or she returns

to the payroll and he or she is credited with five days of personal leave at
that time. Personal leave is not cumulative and any personal leave credits

remaining unused are cancelled at close of business the day preceding the

employee’s personal leave anniversary date.
Use
While personal leave is provided for absences necessitated by personal

business including religious observance and by extraordinary weather

conditions, it may be used as vacation subject only to those limitations and
restrictions which apply to the use of vacation credits. Personal leave

credits may be used in any case where the absence could properly be
charged against vacation credits and requests for personal leave must be

approved for absences necessitated by religious observance obligations
insofar as the absence will not interfere with the proper conduct of

government functions.

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