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HomePublic Utilities CodeDiv. 10Pt. 12Ch. 6Art. 1§ 100308 Employee Leave And Service Transfer

§ 100308 Employee Leave And Service Transfer

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§ 100308 Employee Leave And Service Transfer

This law says that if a county worker or someone from the Santa Clara County Congestion Management Agency leaves their job to work for the VTA, they keep all their saved-up vacation, sick days, and other leave time. They also keep their pension benefits.

Key Takeaways

  • •If you switch from a county job or the congestion management agency to the VTA, you keep your saved-up leave time.
  • •Your pension benefits stay the same or become equal to what you had before.
  • •The VTA takes over the responsibility for your old leave balances and pension.

Example

A person who works for Santa Clara County quits to take a job at the VTA.

They get to keep all their unused vacation days, sick leave, and pension benefits from their old job when they start at the VTA.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 100308 Employee Leave And Service Transfer

County employees and employees of the Santa Clara County Congestion Management Agency who, on a date or dates determined by the board of directors, terminate their employment and immediately thereafter become employees of the VTA, shall transfer to the VTA, and the VTA shall assume liability for, all of their accrued and unused vacation, sick leave, personal leave, compensating time off, STO balances, and days of accrued service in accordance with the records of their former employer in lieu of any payment by the former employer for those balances. Those employees who were covered by a county or congestion management agency pension plan shall be entitled to the same or equivalent rights, options, privileges, benefits, obligations, accrued service, and status under the pension plan of the VTA. (Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 381, Sec. 76. (AB 2196) Effective January 1, 2017.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

Key Terms

VTAaccrued and unused vacationsick leavepersonal leavecompensating time offSTO balancesdays of accrued servicepension plan

Related Statutes

  • § 100304 Mediation Request Procedures
  • § 100305 Binding Arbitration Dispute Resolution
  • § 100307 Vta Labor Relations Exemption
  • § 100309 Vta Employee Representation
  • § 100311 Notice To Exclusive Representative

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 100308.
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