Section 5-10-6-1 - Vacation pay and paid holidays; sick leave(a) Retroactive to January 1, 1969, employees of the state who are compensated for their services on an hourly basis may be granted a vacation with pay and paid holidays by executive order of the governor.(b) Employees of the political subdivisions of the state may be granted a vacation with pay, sick leave, paid holidays, and other similar benefits by ordinance of the legislative body of a county, city, town, township, or controlling board of a municipally owned utility, board of directors or regents of a cemetery, or board of trustees of any library district.(c) Payment of vacation benefits so granted may be made in advance of any vacation taken by such an employee.(Formerly: Acts 1961, c.237, s.1; Acts 1963, c.355, s.1; Acts 1965, c.166, s.1; Acts 1969, c.89, s.1; Acts1975 , P.L. 43, SEC.1.) As amended by P.L. 8-1987, SEC.8; P.L. 8-1989, SEC.18.