25 NCAC 01D .0112. TOTAL STATE SERVICE DEFINED

(a)  Total state service is the time of full-time or part-time (half-time or over) employment with a permanent, trainee, probationary or time-limited appointment in a North Carolina state government position or a position in one of the agencies listed under Paragraph (e) of this Rule.

(b)  The agency shall credit time for State government employment that is subject to and exempt from the State Human Resources Act.

(c)  The agency shall credit time for the entire pay period if the employee is in pay status or is on authorized military leave or workers' compensation leave for at least one-half of the regularly scheduled workdays and holidays in a pay period.

(d)  If an employee's work schedule is less than 12 months and the employee works all the months scheduled (e.g., a school year), the agency shall credit time for the full year; however, if the employee works less than the scheduled time, the agency shall credit time on a month for month basis for the actual months worked.

(e)  In addition, the agency shall credit time for:

(1)           Employment with other governmental units which are now North Carolina State agencies (Examples: county highway maintenance forces, War Manpower Commission, judicial system);

(2)           Employment with the North Carolina county agricultural extension service;

(3)           Employment with the Community College system and the public school system of North Carolina;

(4)           Employment with a local mental health, public health, social services or emergency management agency in North Carolina if such employment is subject to the State Human Resources Act;

(5)           Employment with the General Assembly of North Carolina (except for participants in the Legislative Intern Program and pages).  All of the time, both permanent and temporary, of the employees and the full legislative terms of the members shall be counted;

(6)           Authorized military leave from any of the governmental units for which service credit is granted provided the employee is reinstated within the time limits outlined in the State military leave rules (25 NCAC 01E .0800); and

(7)           Authorized workers' compensation leave from any of the governmental units for which service credit is granted.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 126-4(5),(10);

Eff. February 1, 1976;

Amended Eff. August 1, 1995; July 1, 1983;

Temporary Amendment Eff. January 1, 1989 for a Period of 180 Days to Expire June 29, 1989;

Amended Eff. July 1, 1989; March 1, 1989;

Recodified from 25 NCAC 01D .1204(g) Eff. December 29, 2003;

Amended Eff. August 1, 2009.