- (a) Upon written application to, and written approval from, the appointing authority, a permanent employee may be granted a continuous leave of absence without pay for a period not to exceed 3 months.
- (b) Extended leave without pay shall be taken in full day increments.
- (c) Leave without pay due to sickness shall not be granted until all of the employee's accumulated sick leave has been exhausted.
- (d) Extension of leave for additional periods may be granted by the governor and council if recommended by the appointing authority, but the total period shall not exceed 12 months, unless otherwise provided by law or approved by governor and council based upon a detailed rationale and recommendation submitted by the appointing authority to governor and council.
- (e) Failure on the part of an employee to report to work without acceptable reason on the next business day following the expiration of the approved leave of absence shall be a cause for termination.
- (f) If the position of an employee who has been granted a leave of absence without pay is abolished during the absence, such employee shall not be protected from termination.
- (g) Employees who are on an extended unpaid leave of absence shall not be entitled to pay increments, holiday pay, floating holidays, annual leave, sick leave, seniority, or compensatory time accrual or usage, while on such leave unless otherwise provided for by law.
Source. #8738, eff 10-18-06; ss by #10817, eff 5-17-15; ss by #14436, eff 12-1-25, EXPIRES: 12-1-35 (formerly Per 1205.02)