Following completion of 12 months of continuous service from November 8, 1967, each full-time employee in the state civil service employed in a position requiring teaching certification qualifications shall be allowed 15 days of credit for educational leave with pay. Thereafter, for each additional pay period of service, one and one-quarter day credit shall be allowed for educational leave with pay on the first of the following month. Portions of pay periods of service shall not be counted or accumulated.

An employee may earn or use educational leave only while in a position requiring teacher certification qualifications. An employee who leaves a position requiring teacher certification qualifications and enters a position not requiring teacher certification qualifications within 36 months without break in service returns to a position requiring teacher certification qualifications will be credited with the prior unused educational leave.

Following temporary separation or permanent separation of less than six months an employee who returns to state service in a position requiring teaching certification qualifications shall retain any unused portion of previously accrued educational leave and shall commence to receive educational leave credit on the first of the month following completion of one month of service.

Following permanent separation of six months or longer an employee who returns to state service in a position requiring teaching certification qualifications loses any unused portion of previously accrued educational leave. The employee is granted education leave credit following completion of 12 months of continuous service, in accordance with the above schedule.