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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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arrangement. No change is recommended in the amount of sick leave earned by nonacademic employees, and as is now the case, no limit of accrual is imposed. Both academic and nonacademic employees have the option to determine at the time of termination whether all sick leave accrued after January 1, 1984, is to be compensated in accord with the new legislation or reported by the University to the State Universities Retirement System for service credit. The proposals have been discussed with the Senate Benefit Committees, the University Professional Personnel Advisory Committee, the Nonacademic Employees Advisory Committee, and the University Senates Conference. Several modifications in the proposal were made as a result of those discussions. The proposed amendment of the General Rules has the endorsement of the University Senates Conference. I recommend approval of the amendments to Article III, Section 4 of the General Rules as proposed and adoption of the revisions of Policy and Rules — Nonacademic. Attachment A

Proposed Change to the Genera/ Rules Concerning University Organization and Procedure

Article III. EMPLOYMENT POLICIES Sec. 4. RETIREMENT, DEATH, SURVIVOR, AND DISABILITY (SICK LEAVE) BENEFITS (b) Participation in State Universities Retirement System. With certain exceptions, University employees are required to participate in the State Universities Retirement System. (c) Disability (Sick Leave) Benefits. The University of Illinois provides disability benefits as follows: (1) Nonacademic Employees. Leave is granted with full pay for disability in amount and in accordance with eligibility criteria set forth in the Policy and Rules — Nonacademic. (2) Academic or Administrative Staff. The following applies to academic and administrative staff members, with the exception of Medical Residents and Post Doctoral Research Associates, who are eligible for participation in the State Universities Retirement System or the Federal Retirement System. Under Public Act 83-976 and prior actions of the Board of Trustees, one-half of the number of days of disability (sick) leave which is earned and accrued on or after January 1, 1984, is eligible for payment upon an employee's death, retirement, resignation, or other termination of employment. Academic or administrative staff members who, on December 31, 1983, had an unused balance of cumulative disability leave will retain the same to a maximum of 180 work days, which may be utilized either (1) for establishing service credit in the State Universities Retirement System; or (2) for disability leave after all disability leave earned and accrued on or after January 1, 1984, has first been utilized by the staff member. Disability leave earned and accrued by an academic or administrative staff member on or after January 1, 1984, may be accumulated up to a maximum of 240 work days, and upon termination of employment, a staff member may designate the unused portion thereof (up to one-half) to be paid pursuant to Public Act 83-976 and the remainder thereof will be utilized for establishing jervice credit in the State Universities Retirement System. Post-January 1, 1984, accumulations of disability leave must be utilized in full prior to the utilization of pre-January 1, 1984, accumulations.