Sec. 337.7. Accrual

(a) Employees not in the Professional Services Negotiating Unit.

Full-time employees shall be eligible to accrue credits for sick leave at the rate of one and three-quarters days a month for each month, or major fraction thereof, during the term of their professional obligation. Part-time employees shall be eligible to accrue such credits on a pro rata basis. To accrue credit for sick leave during each month, full-time employees must be in full-pay status for such month or major fraction thereof; eligible part-time employees must be in pay status consistent with their part-time service for such month or fraction thereof.

(b) Employees in the Professional Services Negotiating Unit.

(1) Employees hired prior to July 1, 1982. Full-time employees shall be eligible to accrue credits for sick leave at the rate of one and three-quarters days a month for each month, or major fraction thereof, during the term of their professional obligation. To accrue credit for sick leave during each month, full-time employees must be in full-pay status for such month or major fraction thereof.

(2) Employees hired on or after July 1, 1982. Commencing December 1, 1982, employees who serve on a full-time basis and are appointed effective on or after July 1, 1982, shall be eligible to accrue credits for sick leave for each month, or major fraction thereof, during the term of their professional obligation as follows:

Years of Service	Sick Accrual Rate
0 - 1	1¼ days per month (15 days)
2	1⅓ days per month (16 days)
3,4,5	1½ days per month (18 days)
6	1/3 days per month (20 days)
7	1¾ days per month (21 days)

(3) To accrue credit for sick leave during each month, full-time employees must be in full- pay status for such month or major fraction thereof.

(4) Part-time academic year, calendar year and college year employees shall be eligible to accrue credits for sick leave as follows:

	(i) Academic employees who teach:	Receive:
	1 course	¼ day per month
	2 courses	½ day per month
	3 courses	1 day per month
	(ii) Effective July 1, 2016 professional employees who earn:	Receive:
	Up to $13,778	¼ day per month
	$13,779 to $20,789	½ day per month
	$20,790 to $27,797	1 day per month
	$27,798 or higher	1¼ day per month
	Effective July 1, 2017 professional employees who earn:	Receive:
	Up to $14,054	¼ day per month
	$14,055 to $21,205	½ day per month
	$21,206 to $28,353	1 day per month
	$28,354 or higher	1¼ day per month
	Effective July 1, 2018 professional employees who earn:	Receive:
	Up to $14,335	¼ day per month
	$14,336 to $21,629	½ day per month
	$21,630 to $28,920	1 day per month
	$28,921 or higher	1¼ day per month
	Effective July 1, 2019 professional employees who earn:	Receive:
	Up to $14,622	¼ day per month
	$14,623 to $22,062	½ day per month
	$22,063 to $29,498	1 day per month
	$29,499 or higher	1¼ day per month
	Effective July 1, 2020 professional employees who earn:	Receive:
	Up to $14,914	¼ day per month
	$14,915 to $22,503	½ day per month
	$22,504 to $30,088	1 day per month
	$30,089 or higher	1¼ day per month
	Effective July 1, 2021 professional employees who earn:	Receive:
	Up to $15,212	¼ day per month
	$15,213 to $22,953	½ day per month
	$22,954 to $30,690	1 day per month
	$30,691 or higher	1¼ day per month

(iii) To accrue credit for such leave during each month, eligible part-time employees must be in pay status consistent with their part-time service for such month, or major fraction thereof. A part-time employee who is employed on a fee-for-service, per diem, or hourly basis, whose professional obligation is less than a day of work per week, shall not be considered an eligible employee for purposes of accrual of sick leave.

(c) Employees who serve on a part-time basis and are initially appointed or commence part-time service on or after July 1, 2018 shall be eligible to accrue vacation leave for each month or major fraction thereof during the term of their professional obligation according to the following schedule.

Part-time calendar year and college year employees shall be eligible to accrue vacation leave as follows:

	Academic employees who teach:	Receive:
	1 course	¼ day per month
	2 courses	½ day per month
	3 courses	1 day per month

Part-time academic employees whose professional obligations, as determined by the College President, are primarily other than teaching classes shall be eligible to accrue vacation leave in accordance with the requirements for part-time professional employees as specified below.

	Employees who work:	Receive:
	.20 to < .40 FTE	¼ day per month
	.40 to < .60 FTE	½ day per month
	.60 to <.80 FTE	1 day per month
	.80 to <1.00 FTE	1¼ day per month