Appendix G - State Education Department - District Superintendents

Attendance and Leave Manual

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

PARTIES: New York State Department of Civil Service
and
New York State Education Department

PURPOSE: To facilitate the movement of employees to and from positions subject to Attendance Rules for Employees in New York State Departments and Institutions and positions subject to the sick leave plan established by the Commissioner of Education for District Superintendents of Schools in the NYS Education Department.

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 of District Superintendent of Schools and a position subject to Attendance Rules for Employees in New York State Departments and Institutions, sick leave accruals shall be transferred in the same manner and subject to the same restrictions and limitations as would apply if such movement were between two positions subject to Attendance Rules for Employees in New York State Departments and Institutions.

B. Vacation Accrual Rate and Vacation and Personal Leave Anniversary Dates

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 a position of District Superintendent of Schools to a position subject to Attendance Rules for Employees in New York State Departments and Institutions, service as a District Superintendent of Schools shall be credited as State service. The employee shall retain or be assigned the vacation and personal leave anniversary dates in the same manner and subject to the same limitations as would apply if such movement were between two positions subject to Attendance Rules for Employees in New York State Departments and Institutions.

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C. Crediting of Service

For purposes of applying the various provisions (e.g., eligibility for sick leave at half-pay) of the Sick Leave Plan for District Superintendents of Schools or Attendance Rules for Employees in New York State Departments and Institutions to employees who move to and from positions subject to those rules and that plan, previous service as a District Superintendent of Schools 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 as a District Superintendent of Schools.

EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERMINATION
OF AGREEMENT: This agreement shall be effective on the twentieth day after it has been signed by both the Commissioner of Education and the President of the New York State Civil Service Commission. It may be terminated by either party upon giving at least 30 days' notice of such intent. The Department 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.

7/17/87 ---------- Date	/s/ Walter D. Broadnax ------------------------------- President New York State Civil Service Commission
6/24/87 ---------- Date	/s/ Gordon M. Ambach ------------------------------- Commissioner New York State Education Department

TM 32 - No Substantive Changes - June 2009

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