Administrative Leave

Administrative leave is a paid time off granted at the discretion of the appointing authority for the good of the State. Participation in hearings or settlement conferences at the direction of the State Personnel Board orthe State Personnel Director, or to testify in court or official government hearings on State-related matters when required to do so by an appointing authority or subpoena is work time.

Administrative leave shall be granted for the following cases:

• Two days of administrative leave are granted in a fiscal year to an employee who donates organ, tissue, or bone marrow for a transplant. These two days cannot be accumulated for use in a subsequent fiscal year.
• An employee with fewer than three (3) hours of non-work time scheduled between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on General Election Day (even-numbered years) is also granted two (2) hours of administrative leave to vote.
• An employee serving as an election judge can receive paid administrative leave, provided that their supervisor determines the employee’s attendance at work is not essential. The employee cannot receive any other compensation and must provide evidence of service.
• In addition, up to fifteen (15) days in a fiscal year for a qualified volunteer of a qualified volunteer organization as listed by the Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) when directed to serve during an emergency within the State, or a member of the civil air patrol called to duty for a rescue mission. Employees are to be restored to the same position and class as if they had not taken the leave. If the certified disaster volunteers in the American Red Cross also qualify for this volunteer leave, the two leaves run concurrently. The American Red Cross volunteer leave runs on a fiscal year, not a calendar year.