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vacation in accordance with the above schedule and shall thereafter be

eligible for additional vacation credit upon the completion of each

additional 12 months of continuous State service. Continuous State service
for the purposes of this section shall mean uninterrupted State service, in

pay status, as an employee. A leave of absence without pay, or a resignation
followed 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 provision.
(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
(a) 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.

(b) An employee’s properly submitted written request for use of accrued
vacation credits shall be answered in writing within five (5) working days

of receipt. If an employee’s request is denied, the employee shall receive a
written statement of the reasons for such denial within five (5) working

days of such denial.
§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.

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