CONVERSION OF EXCESS SICK LEAVE TO VACATION (CLASSIFIED STAFF)	No. 3-21b	Rev. 12-11-96
		Date 4-20-83

POLICY

A. Eligibility

Full-time classified staff and part-time classified staff with appointments of 50-100% are eligible to participate in the sick leave conversion program.

B. Guidelines

After an employee has accumulated 18 days of unused sick leave, any sick leave days accumulated during the sick leave year (September 1 through August 31) in excess of eight (8) may be converted, at the option of the employee, to vacation days.

C. Limitations

1. Maximum vacation carry over as defined in PPM 3-20 applies, in that no more than 30 days vacation credit may be carried over from one vacation year to the next.

2. Individuals who are eligible to convert excess sick leave will be notified by the Payroll Office prior to October 1 of each year. If excess sick leave is not converted within two weeks of October 1, it will continue to be carried as sick leave.