Ch. 347                                    1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(2) Any accumulated and unused annual leave in excess of [45] 50 days OR
400 HOURS shall be forfeited at the beginning of the first full pay period of the next
calendar year.

(b) (1) If an employee is denied the opportunity in 1 calendar year to use
annual leave days in excess of the [ 45] 50 days OR 400 HOURS allowed to be carried over
to the next year, the head of the employee's principal [department or other
independent] unit may [ request the Secretary to] allow the employee compensation, at
the employee's regular rate of pay, for those excess leave days.

(2) The [Secretary] HEAD OF A PRINCIPAL UNIT may approve a request
for compensation under this subsection only if:

(i) the [department or unit head] APPOINTING AUTHORITY
documents the unusual administrative reasons for having denied the employee the use of
annual leave; and

(ii) funds are available for that purpose.
[7-307.] 9-305.

(a)     Except for employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement and except
as provided in [ § 7-308] § 9-306 of this subtitle, an employee is entitled, on termination
of State employment, to compensation for unused annual leave.

(b)     The amount of compensation to be paid under this section shall equal
one-tenth of the employee's established biweekly compensation at the time of
termination of State employment, multiplied by:

(1)     the number of days of annual leave, not exceeding [45] 50 days OR 400
HOURS that were accrued at the end of the previous calendar year and that remain
unused; and

(2)     the number of days of annual leave that accrued during the calendar
year in which the employee's State employment terminates and that remain unused.

[7-308.] 9-306.

(a)     An employee whose State employment is terminated for a cause involving
moral turpitude forfeits all unused annual leave and all compensation for unused annual
leave.

(b)     An employee whose State employment terminates within 6 months after the
employee's original appointment is not eligible for annual leave or compensation for
annual leave.

9-307.

ANNUAL LEAVE THAT IS FORFEITED UNDER §§ 9-304 AND 9-306 OF THIS
SUBTITLE IS PLACED PLACED. UNLESS THE EMPLOYEE OBJECTS. IN THE STATE
EMPLOYEES' LEAVE BANK ESTABLISHED BY § 9-602(A)(1) OF THIS TITLE

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