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B-186449 1 (1977-01-24)

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                             THE  COMPTROLLER GENNAL
DOCISICN                  .  OP   THE UNorED STATUS
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20848
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FILE:   8-186449


OATE: Jnafteri   24, 1977


MATTER OF: Community Services Administration -
                 Liability of Certifying Officer

 DIGESr:    1.  Although no voucher accompanied request,
                decision is rendered because the problem
                ay  be recurring and the Comptroller General
                has broad authority under 31 U S.C. 74
                to render decisions to heads of departments
                on any question involved in payments which
                may be made by their department.

            2.  Employees who resigned from Fedei'al
                employment and accepting employuent with
                Federally-funded Legal Services.9Corporation
                were paid bonuses equsl to portion of -
                accrued annual ind sick leave. Cobtifying
                officer 'of Community Seriices Administration,
                the agency from which employees resigned,
                may certify sick leave balances and approve
                lump sum payments for annual leave without
                liability for subsequent bonus payment by
                Corporation since by statute employees of
                Corporation are not Fedeval Government
                employees for leave purposes.

     This decision is in response to a request dated April 30,
1976, from W.  Roy S. Hogg, an authorized certifying officer of
the Community Services Administration (CSA), concerning the
propriety of processing lump sum payments for accumulated annual
leave to certain former CSA employees, and of certifying to the
Civil Service Commission Lae sick leave balances of such employees.

    i The personnel affected by this action were f6rmerly employed
in the Legal Services Division of CSA. Upon the creation of the
Legal Services Corporation by Public Law 93-355, 42 U.S'.C. 2996
at ,ge., these persons resigned from their employment with CSA
to accept positions with the Corporation. Upon resignation, they
were to be paid for accumulated annual leave and their sick
balances were certified to the Civil Service Commission for retire-
ment purposes or for possible recredit. When hired by the
Corporation, the individuals were paid a cash bonus in an amount


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