Regular staff employees who are appointed to work twenty hours or more per week and for at least four and one half months are eligible to accrue paid vacation leave.

Vacation leave may not be granted until the employee has completed six months of continuous service, although it will accrue during that period. Once an employee has completed six months or more of continuous State employment that person is eligible to take vacation leave as it is earned upon reemployment. Vacation leave should be requested in advance in accordance with departmental policies and supervisory approval. Students employed in positions, which require student status as a condition of employment, are not eligible for vacation leave.

An eligible full-time employee accrues vacation leave and may carry it forward from one fiscal year to the next in accordance with the schedule set by State law and detailed below. 

 

Length of State Service	# Hours Accrued Per Month For Full-time Employment	Maximum Allowable Carryover
Less than 2 years	8	180
At least 2 but less than 5 years	9	244
At least 5 but less than 10 years	10	268
At least 10 but less than 15 years	11	292
At least 15 but less than 20 years	13	340
At least 20 but less than 25 years	15	388
At least 25 but less than 30 years	17	436
At least 30 but less than 35 years	19	484
At least 35 years or more	21	532

 

An eligible part-time employee accrues vacation leave on a proportionate basis. The maximum amount of vacation leave a part-time employee may carry forward from one fiscal year to the next is also on a proportionate basis.

 

An employee will be paid for any accrued and unused vacation upon termination unless transferring to another state agency with no break in service. In such event the accrued vacation hours will be transferred to the new state agency unless the employee requests a lump sum payment. The employee must have completed six months of continuous state service before being paid for vacation. The department is responsible for completing a Departmental Vacation/Holiday Payroll Voucher, and sending it to the Office of Talent, Culture, and Engagement. An employee can also be paid for vacation if they move to a position that does not accrue vacation.