Section 420

Section 420.620 Personal Leave

a) All employees, except those in emergency, per diem or temporary status, shall be permitted 3 personal leave days with pay each calendar year.

b) Partial Year Credit

1) Employees entitled to receive personal leave who enter service during the calendar year shall be given credit for personal leave as follows:

January 1 through February 14	3 days or 22.5 hours
February 15 through April 15	2½ days or 18.75 hours
April 16 through June 15	2 days or 15.0 hours
June 16 through August 15	1½ days or 11.25 hours
August 16 through October 15	1 day or 7.5 hours
October 16 through December 15	½ day or 3.75 hours

2) Personal leave time will not be available for use or credited to the employee's account for 90 days from the date of appointment for employees who are commencing a new period of continuous service.

c) Personal leave may not be used in increments of less than ½ hour at a time, but in conjunction with the first ½ hour may be taken in additional 15-minute increments. Permanent part-time and intermittent employees may use personal leave time in 15-minute increments.

d) Except for those emergency situations that preclude the making of prior arrangements, personal leave shall be scheduled in advance. Personal leave days may be used for personal reasons but shall not be used to extend a holiday or annual leave except as permitted in advance by the department through written approval.

e) Unless subsection (b) applies, personal leave shall not accumulate from calendar year to calendar year, nor shall any employee be entitled to payment for unused personal leave upon separation from service, except as provided in Section 10c(2) of the Code.

(Source: Amended at 35 Ill. Reg. 4278, effective March 1, 2011)