Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 33, § 2582. Parochial employees; conversion of annual leave into financial benefit; Jefferson Parish

A. Eligibility.(1) Any employee of the governing authority of the parish of Jefferson who has been in parish service in the parish for at least seven years of continuous service and has accumulated a total of not less than ninety days of annual leave credit shall have the option to convert certain portions of such annual leave into financial benefit.

(2) Any employee of the parish governing authority who has been in parish service in the parish for at least five years of continuous service and has accumulated less than ninety annual leave days but at least forty-two days may in an emergency apply to the personnel board of the agency for permission to convert certain portions of such annual leave into financial benefit.

(3) No employee who otherwise qualifies for conversion of annual leave and has exercised such option in accordance with this Subsection shall be allowed such option more than once in a twelve-month period.

(1) Any parochial employee desiring to convert annual leave into financial benefit shall apply to his department head no later than the tenth month of the preceding year in which conversion is desired.

(2) Annual leave may only be converted into financial benefit in portions consisting of twenty-one days.

(3) In no instance shall any employee be allowed to convert annual leave into financial benefit and have less than twenty-one days of annual leave benefit remaining and currently eligible to be used.