Section One. For employees on the payroll June 30, 1977, the present vacation schedule as provided in C.G.S. Section 5-250 and the appurtenant Regulations shall remain in force, except that employees who have completed twenty (20) years of service shall earn paid vacation credits at the rate of one and two-thirds (1-2/3) work days for each completed calendar month of service. For employees hired on or after July 1, 1977, the following vacation leave shall apply: zero (0) to five (5) years, one (1) day per month; over five (5) years and under (20), one and one-quarter (1-1/4) days per month; over twenty (20), one and two-thirds (1-2/3) days per month.

Section Two. Employees are encouraged to take at least two (2) weeks or equivalent of vacation per year. Supervisors

are encouraged to approve leave requests where possible. No employee will carry over more than ten (10) days of vacation leave to the next year, except in extraordinary situations and with the permission of the Agency. For employees hired on or before June 30, 1977, the maximum accumulation of vacation leave shall be one hundred twenty (120) days. For employees hired on or after July 1, 1977, the maximum vacation accumulation shall be sixty (60) days.

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