A. On the effective date of coverage for existing employees, and thereafter on each January 10, existing participating full-time employees shall receive an amount of sick leave based on the employee's number of months of state service as an eligible employee, as follows:
| Months of state service | Number of hours |
| Less than 60 | 64 |
| 60 to 119 | 72 |
| 120 or more | 80 |
B. Participating full-time employees, except for those described in subsection A, shall receive an initial amount of sick leave at the time their employment or reemployment commences, as follows:
| Date employment commenced | Number of hours |
| January 10 through July 9 | 64 |
| July 10 through January 9 | 40 |
Thereafter, on each January 10 such employees shall receive an amount of sick leave as provided in subsection A.
C. On the effective date of coverage for existing qualifying part-time employees, and thereafter on each January 10, existing participating qualifying part-time employees shall receive an amount of sick leave based on the employee's number of months of state service as an eligible employee, as follows:
| Months of state service | Number of hours |
| Less than 120 | 32 |
| 120 or more | 40 |
D. Participating qualifying part-time employees, except for those described in subsection C, shall receive an initial amount of sick leave at the time their employment or reemployment commences, as follows:
| Date employment commenced | Number of hours |
| January 10 through July 9 | 32 |
| July 10 through January 9 | 20 |
Thereafter, on each January 10 such employees shall receive an amount of sick leave as provided in subsection C.
E. Any partial calendar month during which a participating employee was employed shall constitute one month of state service for purposes of this section.
F. Participating employees shall not be paid or otherwise compensated upon leaving employment for any balance of unused sick leave provided to them under this section.
G. Unused balances of sick leave granted under this section shall not be carried forward beyond the calendar year in which such leave is granted.
H. Employees receiving disability benefits on January 10 of any year shall be granted sick leave for such year on the date they return to active employment. The amount of sick leave granted for such year shall be determined as if they were continuing employment on the date of their return to work as provided in subsections A through D.
1998, c. 774; 1999, c. 144; 2000, c. 889.