When I left my previous governmental employer, I had accumulated unused sick leave. When I retire, may I combine my previous sick leave balance with my former employer to my current leave balance in order to increase my total creditable service?
At the time you retire, your current employer will certify to the Retirement System the amount of sick leave you have on your retirement application. The sick leave which is used to increase your creditable service is leave that is earned monthly and for which you would receive full salary if you were absent from work on account of sickness. Therefore, if any of your sick leave is not fully creditable for “sick pay” purposes at the time you retire, then that portion is not creditable for retirement purposes. How are accumulated unused sick leave, and final payments for unused vacation leave and/or prorated longevity used in calculating my monthly retirement benefit? Unused sick leave, as described above, increases your creditable service at the rate of one month for each 20 days of unused leave. An additional month of creditable service is allowed for any part of 20 days left over, provided the remaining portion is at least one hour. If your four highest-paid years in a row include a f
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