Only The Chancellor may grant up to six (6) consecutive calendar months of personal leave without pay to a full-time employee or a Salary Schedule H employee on the written request of the President to the Chancellor based on special circumstances. All accrued leave and compensatory time must be exhausted before an employee is entitled to request unpaid personal leave. Time spent on unpaid leave will not be counted in computing tenure or non-probationary status. Employees who are in approved leave without pay status are not eligible to continue to receive leave accruals or benefits, unless covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act. It is an employee’s responsibility to monitor his or her own leave accounts and approvals to ensure he or she is not in an unauthorized, unpaid employment status. To request consideration of a granting unpaid personal leave, employees must provide to the Office of Human Resources a written request to the President.