63A-17-505.  Sick leave — Definitions — Unused sick days retirement programs — Rulemaking.

(1)  In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the director shall make rules:

Terms Used In Utah Code 63A-17-505

  • Converted sick leave: means leave that has been converted from unused sick leave in accordance with Section 63A-17-506 which may be used by an employee in the same manner as:
(a) annual leave;
(b) sick leave; or
(c) unused accumulated sick leave after the employee's retirement for the purchase of continuing medical and life insurance benefits under Sections 63A-17-507, 63A-17-508, and 63A-17-804. See Utah Code 63A-17-501
  • Director: means the director of the division. See Utah Code 63A-17-102
  • Division: means the Division of Human Resource Management, created in Section 63A-17-105. See Utah Code 63A-17-102
  • Employee: means any individual in a paid status covered by the career service or classified service provisions of this chapter. See Utah Code 63A-17-102
  • (a)  for the procedures to implement the provisions of this section through Section 63A-17-508; and

    (b)  to establish the maximum number of hours of converted sick leave an employee may accrue.

    (2)  The Division of Finance shall develop and maintain a system of accounting for employee sick leave and converted sick leave as necessary to implement the provisions of this section through Section 63A-17-508.

    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 344, 2021 General Session