Maine § 5 §16 Vacation and sick leave accumulation

Maine Statutes

§ 5 §16 — Vacation and sick leave accumulation

Maine § 5 §16

Title 5ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES

Part 1STATE DEPARTMENTS

Ch. 1STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES GENERALLY

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 5, § 5 §16 (2026).

Text

1.Vacation time. Classified and unclassified state employees shall be permitted to accumulate at least the vacation time listed under the following schedule: 1-A. Advancement of vacation time. A state employee who has vacation time credited in advance and who uses some or all of that advanced vacation time and subsequently leaves state service is responsible for reimbursing the State for the dollar value at that state employee's current wage for all advanced but unearned vacation time. A state employee who leaves state service may be paid only for vacation time earned and may not be paid for vacation time credited in advance.

2.Sick leave. Classified and unclassified employees shall earn at least one day of sick leave per month of employment and shall be permitted to accumulate days of s

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1.
Vacation time.
Classified and unclassified state employees shall be permitted to accumulate at least the vacation time listed under the following schedule:
1-A.
Advancement of vacation time.
A state employee who has vacation time credited in advance and who uses some or all of that advanced vacation time and subsequently leaves state service is responsible for reimbursing the State for the dollar value at that state employee's current wage for all advanced but unearned vacation time. A state employee who leaves state service may be paid only for vacation time earned and may not be paid for vacation time credited in advance.
2.
Sick leave.
Classified and unclassified employees shall earn at least one day of sick leave per month of employment and shall be permitted to accumulate days of sick leave up to at least 90 days at any one time.
3.
Regulations.
The State Human Resources Officer shall, acting under section 631, prescribe or amend rules and regulations to assure that state personnel policy conforms to the minimums set out in this section. The minimum limits contained in this section shall not be construed to be maximum limits, and the State Human Resources Officer may prescribe or amend rules permitting accumulation of vacation leave and sick leave beyond the limits set forth here for limited categories of state employees for state employees in special situations, or for all classified or unclassified state employees.

Legislative History

P&SL 1975, c. 147, Pt. E (NEW). PL 1975, c. 770, §19 (NEW). PL 1977, c. 78, §5 (RP). PL 1981, c. 28, §1 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 785, §B8 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 9, §E3 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 9, §E4 (AFF). PL 2023, c. 412, §3 (REV).