The term, terminated, means complete severance of employment from public service of any member by resignation or discharge, not including leave of absence, layoff, vacation leave, sick leave, or jury duty, and involving all termination proceedings routinely followed by the member’s participating unit, including payment to the member for unused vacation leave, payment to the member for unused sick leave, payment to the member for severance of an employment contract, severance of employer-provided health insurance coverage, severance of employer-provided life insurance coverage, or severance of any other such employer-provided perquisite of employment granted by the member’s participating unit to an active employee.

Source: SL 2019, ch 22, § 7.