Once the cumulative number of unused leave days is determined at the time of retirement, service credit using whole days is calculated in accordance with the provisions of Miss. Code Ann. § 25-11-109(2), which provides that
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CONVERSION TABLE
ACCUMULATED UNUSED, NON-COMPENSATED LEAVE TIME
(This table is based on the state's leave law, using an 8-hour workday and a 21-day work month)
COMBINED ACCUMULATED UNUSED PERSONAL AND MAJOR MEDICAL LEAVE | CREDIT EQUIVALENT |
15 DAYS TO 77 DAYS | 3 months |
78 DAYS TO 98 DAYS | 6 months |
99 DAYS TO 119 DAYS | 7 months |
120 DAYS TO 140 DAYS | 8 months |
141 DAYS TO 161 DAYS | 9 months |
162 DAYS TO 182 DAYS | 10 months |
183 DAYS TO 203 DAYS | 11 months |
204 DAYS TO 224 DAYS | 12 months |
225 DAYS TO 245 DAYS | 13 months |
246 DAYS TO 266 DAYS | 14 months |
(Only whole days are used in determining service credit)
27 Miss. Code. R. 210-51-102