602.11102 Accrued employee rights. 1. Persons who were paid salaries by the counties or judicial districts immediately prior to becoming state employees as a result of this chapter shall not forfeit accrued vacation,accrued sick leave, or longevity, except as provided in this section. 2. As a part of its rulemaking authority under section 602.11101, the supreme court, after consulting with the state comptroller, shall prescribe rules to provide for the following: a. Each person referred to in subsection 1 shall have to the person’s credit as a state employee commencing on the date of becoming a state employee the number of accruedvacation days that was credited to the person as a county employee as of the end of the dayprior to becoming a state employee. b. Each person referred to in subsection 1 shall have to the person’s credit as a state employee commencing on the date of becoming a state employee the number of accrueddays of sick leave that was credited to the person as a county employee as of the end of theday prior to becoming a state employee. However, the number of days of sick leave creditedto a person under this subsection and eligible to be taken when sick or eligible employee as of the end of theday prior to becoming a state employee. However, the number of days of sick leave creditedto a person under this subsection and eligible to be taken when sick or eligible to be receivedupon retirement shall not respectively exceed the maximum number of days, if any, or themaximum dollar amount as provided in section 70A.23 that state employees generally areentitled to accrue or receive according to rules in effect as of the date the person becomes astate employee. c. Commencing on the date of becoming a state employee, each person referred to in subsection 1 is entitled to claim the person’s most recent continuous period of service infull-time county employment as full-time state employment for purposes of determiningthe number of days of vacation which the person is entitled to earn each year. The actualvacation benefit, including the limitation on the maximum accumulated vacation leave, shallbe determined as provided in section 70A.1 according to rules in effect for state employeesof comparable longevity, irrespective of any greater or lesser benefit as a county employee. d. leave, shallbe determined as provided in section 70A.1 according to rules in effect for state employeesof comparable longevity, irrespective of any greater or lesser benefit as a county employee. d. Notwithstanding paragraphs 'b' and 'c', for the period beginning July 1, 1984, and ending June 30, 1986, court reporters who become state employees as a result of this chapterare not subject to the sick leave and vacation accrual limitations generally applied to stateemployees. However, court reporters are subject to the maximum dollar limitation uponretirement as provided in section 70A.23. 83 Acts, ch 186, §10201, 10302; 85 Acts, ch 195, §57; 85 Acts, ch 197, §32 Sat Dec 23 11:17:22 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 602.11102 (18, 0)
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