(a) A disabled employee shall be eligible to receive nonindustrial disability benefits under this article without being required to use any vacation leave accrued under Article 2 (commencing with Section 19856) of this part, unless the employee, in his or her sole discretion, elects to use such vacation leave in lieu of receiving benefits under this article, in which case benefits under this article shall not commence until the employee has exhausted such accrued vacation leave.
(b) If the provisions of this section are in conflict with the provisions of a memorandum of understanding reached pursuant to Section 3517.5, the memorandum of understanding shall be controlling without further legislative action, except that if such provisions of a memorandum of understanding require the expenditure of funds, the provisions shall not become effective unless approved by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act.
(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 230, Sec. 55.)