Ill. Admin. Code tit. 26, § 212.278 - Vacation Leave
a) Accrual:
1) Full-time employees shall earn vacation
leave, accrued monthly on a pro-rated basis in accordance with the following
schedule:
A) From the date of hire until the
completion of five years of continuous service: 10 days annually.
B) From the completion of five years of
continuous service until the completion of nine years of continuous service: 15
days annually.
C) From the
completion of nine years of continuous service until the completion of 14 years
of continuous service: 17 days annually.
D) From the completion of 14 years of
continuous service until the completion of 19 years of continuous service: 20
days annually.
E) From the
completion of 19 years of continuous service until the completion of 25 years
of continuous service: 22 days annually.
F) From the completion of 25 years of
continuous service: 25 days annually.
G) Temporary employees do not accrue vacation
leave.
2) No employee
shall accrue vacation leave while remaining on the payroll to collect accrued
vacation prior to the effective date of termination.
b) Use: Vacation leave may be used in quarter
hour up to full day increments. Employees may use vacation leave only upon the
approval of a Director, or, if the employee is a Director, upon the approval of
the Executive Director. No employee may approve his or her own request for
vacation leave.
c) Continuous
Service: Computation of vacation leave of Office employees who have interrupted
continuous State service shall be determined as though all previous State
service that qualified for earning of vacation benefits is continuous with
present service.
d) Accumulation:
Employees shall not be allowed to accumulate vacation time for more than 24
months after the end of the calendar year in which it is earned. If an employee
does not request and take accrued vacation within the 24-month period, vacation
earned during that calendar year shall be lost.
e) Payout:
1) Upon leaving employment with the Office,
an employee, at his or her option:
A) may be
paid in a lump sum for accrued and unused vacation days up to a maximum of 75
days; or
B) may remain on the
payroll for the period of time equal to accrued and unused vacation days up to
a maximum of 75 days. However, if, during this period, the employee is placed
on another State payroll, he or she shall be removed from the Office's payroll.
In that event, the employee may receive a lump sum payment for, or transfer to
his or her account with the new employer, the remaining balance of his or her
maximum accrued vacation days less any vacation days used under this subsection
(e)(1)(B).
2) The
payment provided by subsection (e)(1)(A) shall not be allowed if the purpose of
the separation from employment and any subsequent reemployment is for the
purpose of obtaining payment.
3)
The payment provided by subsection (e)(1) shall not be deemed to extend the
effective date of termination by the number of days represented by the payment.
Payment shall be computed by multiplying the number of days (hours) of
accumulated vacation by the employee's current daily (hourly) rate. The accrued
leave amount shall be certified in writing to the employee and may be held by
the employee or forwarded to the Retirement System.
4) Upon the death of a State employee, the
person or persons specified in Section 14a of the State Finance Act [30 ILCS
104/14a ] shall be entitled to receive from the appropriation for personal
services available for payment of the employee's compensation, the sum for any
accrued vacation period to which the employee was entitled at the time of
death. The sum shall be computed by multiplying the employee's last daily rate
of pay by the number of days of accrued vacation due.
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