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SUBJECT:
Shared leave |
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EFFECTIVE
DATE: June 22, 2003 |
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DISTRIBUTION:
State HR Directors |
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FROM: Jack E.
Rickerson, Director DATE: June 22, 2003 |
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PURPOSE: To
clarify the donation of sick leave to the shared leave program upon
retirement. |
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| BACKGROUND:
There have been inquiries regarding the amount of sick leave
that may be donated by an employee, upon retirement, to the
shared leave program.
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6.1 |
According to K.S.A. 75-5517, employees retiring who have
accumulated 800 hours or more of sick leave and have 8 or
more years of service shall receive compensation for their
accumulated sick leave as follows:
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Employees with 8 or more years of service that have
accumulated 800-1000 hours shall be paid for 240
hours. |
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(b)
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Employees with 15 or more years of service that have
accumulated 1000-1200 hours shall be paid for 360
hours. |
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(c)
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Employees with 25 or more years of service that have
accumulated 1200 or more hours shall be paid for 480
hours. |
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Any sick leave over the required
accumulation amounts stated above may be donated to the
shared leave program. |
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PROCEDURES: |
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A retiring employee may only donate sick leave to the shared leave
program in excess of the accumulation amounts required to fulfill K.S.A.
75-5517. For example, a retiring employee who has accumulated 1100
hours of sick leave and has 15 years of service may donate 100 hours to
the shared leave program. Since the employee has accumulated the 1000
hours required to fulfill K.S.A. 75-5517 subsection (a)(2), the
employee can donate all hours over 1000.
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REFERENCES: K.A.R.
1-9-23, K.S.A. 75-5517 |
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CONTACT
PERSON: Brent Smith at brent.smith@da.ks.gov or (785) 296-1432.
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