Recent contract negotiations resulted in agreement to permit 1199 members to receive credit for prior service with the State, the Ohio National Guard, or any political subdivision of the State for the purposes of computing vacation leave in accordance with Ohio Revised Code section 9.44. These provisions become effective July 1, 2010. The contractual language, article 10.01, also provides that the new vacation accrual rates shall take effect starting the pay period immediately following the pay period that includes the date the Department of Administrative Services processes and approves the employee's request.

So that these requests may be processed in an orderly and timely fashion, and so that both 1199 members and their former employers receive as much advance notice as possible prior to the July 1, 2010 effective date, the following is the procedure:

1. 1199 members may begin submitting documentation regarding prior service immediately.  1199 members should contact qualifying previous employers (i.e. the political subdivisions of the State**) as soon as possible in order to provide sufficient lead time to receive the required information.

2. 1199 members should submit the information directly to their Personnel Office, who shall attach the documentation to a personnel action and submit these materials the Bureau of Personnel.

For SEIU District 1199 members who already have prior service for longevity purposes, these members should copy and resubmit their prior service documentation, as this will require a separate personnel action (i.e. one PA for longevity, one PA for vacation).

Please be advised, for all personnel actions for prior service received by DAS HR Support prior to June 18, 2010, the effective date will be the pay period beginning June 20, 2010. For all personnel actions received on and after June 18, 2010, the effective date will be the pay period following the date in which the personnel action is processed and approved.