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as a result of a review of the employee’s attendance record, such

requirement shall follow counseling and written notice to the employee. The

requirement shall commence subsequent to such notice, shall be of a
reasonable duration, and the employee shall be properly notified of the

conditions that the requirement imposes.
Separation

There is no provision for cash payment for unused sick leave upon
separation from State service. However, employees who retire directly from

State service may use up to 200 days of unused sick leave for retirement
service credit and up to 200 days of unused sick leave to defray the cost of

health insurance in retirement.
Extended Sick Leave

Under the Attendance Rules, an employee who has exhausted all leave
credits and who is absent due to personal illness may, at the discretion of

the appointing authority, be advanced up to five days of sick leave credits.
Sick leave credits may be advanced to avoid a payroll deduction, but it is

generally not appropriate to advance sick leave credits simply to postpone
sick leave at half-pay or a leave without pay or when the employee will not

be able to return to work.
Advanced sick leave must be repaid as soon as possible following the

employee’s return to work from subsequent accumulations of leave credits.
Any advanced sick leave not repaid at time of separation is deducted from

any compensation due the employee.
Sick Leave at Half-Pay

Article 10.8 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. During waiting
periods for mandatory sick leave at half-pay under this Agreement,

employees continue to be eligible for discretionary sick leave at half-pay
pursuant to the Attendance Rules and a determination must be made

regarding granting or denying such leave under the Rules during that
waiting period. To be eligible for discretionary sick leave at halfpay under

the Attendance Rules an employee must have completed one cumulative

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