Appendix G-26

Attendance and Leave Manual

Appendix G - Reciprocal Agreement on Transfer of Leave and Service Credits

Appendix G-26

PARTIES: New York State Department of Civil Service and New York State Urban Development Corporation

PURPOSE: To facilitate the movement of employees to and from positions subject to the Attendance Rules for Employees in New York State Departments and Institutions and the Personnel Policies and Procedures for Employees of the New York State Urban Development Corporation.

TERMS: It is hereby agreed that leave and service credits shall be transferred and accepted as provided below.

A. Sick Leave

Upon movement of an employee between a position subject to the Personnel Policies and Procedures for Employees of the New York State Urban Development Corporation and a position subject to the Attendance Rules for Employees in New York State Departments and Institutions, the Corporation or the State department or agency to which the employee moves shall credit such employee with all accumulated and unused sick leave as of the effective date of separation from the releasing agency; provided, however, that sick leave accruals which exceed the maximum accumulation permitted under the attendance and leave provisions of the receiving agency shall not be credited and provided further that sick leave shall not be credited in any case where the employee is appointed or otherwise employed more than one year following separation from State or Corporation service except where such employee is reinstated from a preferred list or reemployed while eligible for reinstatement from a preferred list. Sick leave shall not be credited to employees separated for disciplinary reasons.

B. Vacation

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...from the releasing agency; provided, however, that vacation accruals in excess of 20 days shall not be credited and provided also that the employee shall be compensated in cash for vacation in excess of 20 days in accordance with appropriate provisions of applicable rules and/or collectively negotiated agreements covering the position from which the employee moves. No vacation or annual leave shall be so credited where the employee is appointed or otherwise employed more than one year following separation from the Corporation or State department or agency or where the separation was for disciplinary reasons.

C. Vacation Accrual Rate and Anniversary Date

For purposes of determining the rate at which vacation is earned and accumulated and for purposes of determining additional or bonus vacation to be credited on the vacation anniversary date for an employee who moves from the Corporation to a position subject to the Attendance Rules for Employees in New York State Departments and Institutions or from a position in the classified service of the Executive Branch of State service to a position with the Corporation, service with the Corporation shall be credited as State service and service in the classified or unclassified service of the Executive, Legislative or Judicial branch shall be credited as service with the Corporation. The employee shall retain or be assigned a vacation anniversary date in the same manner and subject to the same limitations as would apply if such movement were between two positions subject to the Attendance Rules for Employees in New York State Departments and Institutions.

D. Personal Leave and Personal Leave Anniversary Date

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E. Crediting of Service

For purposes of applying the various provisions (e.g., eligibility for sick leave at half-pay) of the Personnel Policies and Procedures for Employees of the Corporation or the Attendance Rules for Employees in New York State Departments and Institutions to employees who move to and from positions subject to those rules, previous service with the Corporation shall be credited as State service and previous service in the classified or unclassified service of the Executive, Legislative or Judicial branch shall be credited as service with the Corporation.

EFFECTIVE
DATE AND
TERMINATION
OF
AGREEMENT: This agreement shall be effective on the twentieth day after it has been signed by both the Coordinator of Economic Development Operations of the New York State Urban Development Corporation and the President of the New York State Civil Service Commission. It may be terminated by either party upon giving 30 days' notice of such intent. The Corporation and the Commission shall furnish each other with an official copy of its rules and regulations governing matters of attendance and leave by no later than the effective date of this agreement and, thereafter, shall also furnish copies of all amendments and revisions made therein.

4/26/88 /s/ Walter D. Broadnax
Date President New York State Civil Service Commission
4/7/88 /s/ Alan C. Sullivan
Date Coordinator of Economic Development Operations New York State Urban Development Corporation

TM 6 - All pages New or Revised Material - January 1991

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