Title: Section 84.18 - Extended sick leave

84.18 Extended sick leave.

(a) The department may, in its discretion, advance sick leave credits to an employee absent due to personal illness who has exhausted his accumulated sick leave credits. Such advanced sick leave credits shall be repaid, as soon as practicable after the employee's return to duty, from subsequent accumulations of time credits. The outstanding unrepaid sick leave credits advanced to any employee under the provisions of this section shall not at any time exceed a total of five days.

(b) Upon termination of the employee's services any such advance of sick leave not offset by subsequent accumulations of sick leave credits, shall be deducted from salary or wages due the employee.