New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE
Chapter II - Attendance Rules for Employees in New York State Departments and Institutions
Article 2 - Attendance for Managerial/confidential Employees in New York State Departments and Institutions
Part 28 - Absence with Pay
Subpart 28-1 - Absence with Pay
Section 28-1.5 - Sick leave at half-pay

(a) Effective January 1, 1986, this section shall apply only to persons who were in State service on or before December 31, 1985, and persons who are reemployed or reinstated to State service on or after January 1, 1986, with creditable State service as described in section 28-1.3(a)(1) of this Part for service performed prior to January 1, 1986, who are eligible for but decline to participate or who are not eligible to elect to participate, in the Income Protection Plan established pursuant to the provisions of Part 78 of this Title (President's Regulations) and to persons appointed on or after January 1, 1986, who are excluded from participating in said plan.

(b) The appointing authority may, in its discretion, grant sick leave at half-pay for personal illness to a permanent employee having not less than one year of service after all sick leave, vacation and overtime credits have been used; provided, however, that the cumulative total of all sick leave at half-pay hereafter granted to any employee during such employee's State service shall not exceed one pay period for each complete six months of such State service.