Terminated defined--Exceptions

For purposes of this chapter, "terminated" means a complete severance of employment from public service of any member by resignation or discharge and involves the following termination proceedings routinely followed by the member's participating unit: (a) Payment to the member for unused vacation leave; (b) Payment to the member for unused sick leave; (c) Payment to the member for severance of an employment contract; (d) Severance of employer-provided health insurance coverage; (e) Severance of employer-provided life insurance coverage; or (f) Severance of any other employer-provided perquisite of employment granted by the member's participating unit to an active employee. The term does not mean a leave of absence, layoff, vacation leave, sick leave, or jury duty. Source: SL 2019, ch 22 , § 7; SL 2025, ch 27 , § 11.