Sec. 51-12. Compensation plan; employment regulations; sick leave.
Sec. 51-12. Compensation plan; employment regulations; sick leave. (a) With
the exception of those employees whose compensation is fixed by statute, the judges
of the Supreme Court shall, from time to time, prescribe the compensation plan for all
employees of the Supreme Court and the Superior Court and other employees of the
Judicial Department.
(b) The compensation plan may include regulations concerning employee hiring
and separation practices, sick leave, vacation leave, absences with and without pay,
longevity payments, increments and all other matters regarding personnel policies and
procedures. The judges of the Supreme Court shall establish such job classifications as
they deem necessary as part of the plan.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, subsection (c) of section 5-247
and subsection (d) of section 5-250, sick leave accruals earned by employees of the
Judicial Department prior to June 30, 1967, may be credited for payment on retirement
under regulations promulgated by the judges of the Supreme Court pursuant to the
provisions of this section.
(1957, P.A. 651, S. 12; February, 1965, P.A. 331, S. 10; P.A. 73-122, S. 20, 27; P.A. 74-183, S. 14, 291; 74-217, S. 3,
4; P.A. 82-248, S. 8; P.A. 84-406, S. 10, 13.)
History: 1965 act added provision clarifying applicability of section with regard to salaries; P.A. 73-122 restated
provisions, specifically included judicial department employees other than those employed in courts and criminal justice
division employees, specified regulation subject matter included in plan, deleted requirement that chief justice approve
classification and salary of prospective appointee or employee before he is hired and specified appointing authority referred
to in provision added in 1965 as circuit court judges; P.A. 74-183 deleted provision added in 1965 act re inapplicability
of section where circuit court judges empowered to set salaries; P.A. 74-217 added provision re payment for accrued sick
leave upon retirement; P.A. 82-248 made technical revision, rewording some provisions and dividing section into Subsecs.,
but made no substantive change; P.A. 84-406 amended Subsec. (a) by deleting reference to employees in division of
criminal justice, effective November 28, 1984, upon certification by secretary of state of vote on constitutional amendment
re state's attorneys.
Cited. 28 CS 368.