1. A. Agencies may grant bereavement leave to employees who have experienced the death of a relation by blood or marriage within the third degree or a person residing in the employee’s household.
2. B. Bereavement leave is a form of administrative leave that an agency may grant to employees in accordance with 1.7.7.14(A) NMAC. The agency may authorize bereavement leave for up to five consecutive workdays when it is in the best interests of the agency to do so. Bereavement leave in excess of five consecutive workdays must have the prior written approval of the director.

3. C. An agency may supplement bereavement leave by authorizing an employee to use accrued annual or sick leave or compensatory time to attend the funeral of a relation by blood or marriage within the third degree or a person residing in the employee's household.

   HISTORY OF 1.7.7 NMAC:

   Pre-NMAC History:

   Material in this part was derived from that previously filed with the Commission of Public Records - State Records Center and Archives as:

   SPB Rule 13, Leaves of Absence, filed 5/22/1980;

   SPB Rule 13, Leaves of Absence, filed 9/1/1981;

   SPB Rule 13, Leaves of Absence, filed 9/4/1981;

   SPB Rule 13, Leaves of Absence, filed 7/22/1982;

   SPB Rule 13, Leaves of Absence, filed 10/21/1982;

   SPB Rule 13, Leaves of Absence, filed 3/7/1986;

   SPB Rule 13, Leaves of Absence, filed 10/17/1986;

   SPB Rule 13, Leaves of Absence, filed 1/13/1989;

   SPB 15, Absence and Leave, filed 4/4/1990;

   SPB 15, Absence and Leave, filed 12/13/1990;

   SPB 10, Absence and Leave, filed 12/15/1992;

   SPB 10, Absence and Leave, filed 8/3/1993;

   SPB 10, Absence and Leave, filed 12/2/1993;

   SPB 10, Absence and Leave, filed 3/18/1994;

   SPB 10, Absence and Leave, filed 12/1/1994;

   SPB 10, Absence and Leave, filed 12/29/1994;

   SPB 10, Absence and Leave, filed 1/27/1995;

   SPB 10, Absence and Leave, filed 3/20/1995;

   SPB 10, Absence and Leave, filed 9/1/1995.

   History of Repealed Material:

   1 NMAC 7.7, Absence and Leave, filed 6/13/1997.

   Other History:

   1 NMAC 7.9, Absence and Leave, filed 1/12/1996 replaced SPB 10, filed 9/1/1995;

   1 NMAC 7.7, Absence and Leave, filed 6/13/1997 replaced 1 NMAC 7.9, Absence and Leave, filed 1/12/1996;

   1 NMAC 7.7, Absence and Leave, filed 6/13/1997 replaced by 1.7.7 NMAC, Absence and Leave, effective 7/7/2001.

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