Mississippi Code
Vacation Time and Sick Leave
§ 25-3-95. Major medical leave

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Faculty members employed by the eight (8) public universities on a nine-month contract shall accrue credit for major medical leave as follows:
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Part-time employees shall accrue major medical leave on a pro rata basis. There shall be no maximum limit to major medical leave accumulation. All unused major medical leave shall be counted as creditable service for the purposes of the retirement system as provided in Sections 25-11-103 and 25-13-5.
Unused sick leave shall be divided between major medical leave and personal leave at rates determined by the employee's sick leave balance on June 30, 1984. The rates of conversion shall be as follows:
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Continuous Accrual Rate Accrual Rate Service (Monthly) (Annually) 1 month to 3 years 8 hours per month 12 days per year 37 months to 8 years 7 hours per month 10.5 days per year 97 months to 15 years 6 hours per month 9 days per year Over 15 years 5 hours per month 7.5 days per year
Continuous Accrual Rate Accrual Rate Service (Per Month) (Per Academic Year) 1 month to 3 years 13-1/3 hours per month 15 days per academic year 37 months to 8 years 14-/ hours per month 1 5 16 days per academic year 97 months to 15 years 15-/ hours per month 2 5 17 days per academic year Over 15 years 16 hours per month 18 days per academic year
Sick Leave Percentage Percentage Balance as of Converted to Converted to June 30, 1984 Personal Leave Major Medical Leave 1 - 200 hours 20% 80% 201 - 400 hours 25% 75% 401 - 600 hours 30% 70% 601 or more hours 35% 65%