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by reinstatement or reemployment in State service within one year

following such resignation, shall not constitute an interruption of

continuous State service for the purposes of this section; provided,
however, that leave without pay for more than six months or a period of

more than six months between resignation and reinstatement or
reappointment, during which the employee is not in State service, shall not

be counted in determining eligibility for additional vacation credits under
this section.

(b) Nothing contained herein shall be construed to provide for the granting
of additional vacation retroactively for periods of service prior to the

effective date of this Agreement.
§10.4 Vacation Use

Vacation credits may be used in such units of time as the appointing
authority may approve, but the appointing authority shall not require that

vacation credits be used in units greater than one-quarter hour. This
provision shall not supersede any local arrangements which provide for

liquidation in smaller units of time.
§10.5 Vacation Credit Accumulation

(a) Vacation credits may be accumulated up to 40 days; provided,
however, that in the event of death, retirement or separation from service,

an employee compensated in cash for the accrued and unused accumulation
may only be so compensated for a maximum of 30 days.

(b) An employee’s vacation credit accumulation may exceed the
maximum, provided however, that the employee’s balance of vacation

credits may not exceed 40 days on April 1 of any year, except that on April

1, 2012 only, an employee’s balance of vacation credits may exceed 40 days
but may not exceed 45 days.
§10.6 Vacation Scheduling

(a) The State shall consult with appropriate representatives of CSEA

before making changes in the existing methods of scheduling vacations for
employees.

Assignment of vacation time off shall be made at the time desired by an
employee to the extent practicable in light of the needs of the department

or institution involved to provide the service it is charged to provide. In the
event that more employees request the same vacation time off than can be

reasonably spared for operating reasons, vacation time off will be granted

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