Section 88197 Of Article 6. Resignations And Leaves Of Absence From California Education Code >> Division 7. >> Title 3. >> Part 51. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 6.
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. (a) Every community college district shall grant to regular
classified employees an annual vacation at the regular rate of pay
earned at the time the vacation is commenced. The vacation shall be
as determined by the community college district, but shall be not
less than five-sixths of a day for each month in which the employee
is in a paid status for more than one-half the working days in the
month, if the employee is regularly employed five days per week,
seven to eight hours a day. An employee in a paid status for less
than one-half the working days in a month shall have his or her
vacation credit accrued on the basis provided for in subdivision (b)
or (c).
(b) In lieu of accrual of vacation credit on a monthly basis and
proration as prescribed in subdivision (a), a district may provide
for accrual of vacation credit on any of the following bases:
(1) For all employees or classes of employees who work a full
workweek of 40 hours, the district shall provide 0.03846 hour of
vacation credit for each hour of paid service, not including
overtime.
(2) For all employees or classes of employees who work a full
workweek of 37.5 hours, the district shall provide 0.04087 hour of
vacation credit for each hour of paid service, not including
overtime.
(3) For all employees or classes of employees who work a full
workweek of 35 hours, the district shall provide 0.04379 hour of
vacation credit for each hour of paid service, not including
overtime.
(c) For all employees regularly employed for fewer than 35 hours a
week, regardless of the number of hours or days worked per week, the
vacation credit shall be computed at the rate of 0.03846 for each
hour the employee is in paid status, not including overtime.
(d) Vacation, with the approval of the employer, may be taken at
any time during the college year. If the employee is not permitted to
take his or her full annual vacation, the amount not taken shall
accumulate for use in the next year or be paid for in cash at the
option of the governing board.
(e) Earned vacation shall not become a vested right until
completion of the initial six months of employment.
(f) The employee may be granted vacation during the college year
even though not earned at the time the vacation is taken.
(g) If an employee is terminated and had been granted vacation
which was not yet earned at the time of termination of his or her
services, the employer shall deduct from the employee's severance
check the full amount of salary which was paid for such unearned days
of vacation taken.
(h) Upon separation from service, the employee shall be entitled
to lump-sum compensation for all earned and unused vacation, except
that employees who have not completed six months of employment in
regular status shall not be entitled to such compensation.
(i) This section shall not apply to substitute, short-term, or
limited-term employees, as defined in Sections 88003 and 88105,
unless those employees are specifically included by the district.
(j) The district may expand the benefits provided for in this
section.
(k) This section shall apply to districts that have adopted the
merit system in the same manner and effect as if it were a part of
Article 3 (commencing with Section 88060).