(1) When an employee separates from an agency, the agency shall pay the employee for unused special compensatory leave credits at the employee’s current regular hourly rate of pay, unless otherwise provided in an applicable collective bargaining agreement.
    (2) Leave credits shall not transfer to another agency or pay plan. Upon the employee’s transfer to another agency or pay plan, the agency shall pay the employee for unused special compensatory leave credits at the employee’s current regular hourly rate of pay, unless otherwise provided in an applicable collective bargaining agreement.
    (3) Upon prior notice, an agency may compel the use of all or part of an employee’s accumulated special compensatory leave credits based on agency needs, provided such usage requirement is in accordance with any collective bargaining agreement provisions. An agency may also require an employee to use accumulated special compensatory leave credits prior to approving an employee’s request to use other types of approved leave, with the exception of sick leave, administrative leave, FLSA compensatory leave and the personal holiday.
    (4) Unused special compensatory leave credits for a Career Service employee who is laid off shall be paid in lump-sum, based on the employee’s current regular hourly rate of pay at the time of layoff, unless otherwise provided in an applicable collective bargaining agreement.
    (5) At the time of entry into the DROP, an employee electing to participate in the program may request payment of unused special compensatory leave that was earned within eleven months before entry into the DROP, unless otherwise provided in an applicable collective bargaining agreement.
Rulemaking Authority 110.1055, 110.201, 110.219(5) FS. Law Implemented Florida Statutes § 110.219. History-New 1-1-02, Amended 11-5-13.