4 Pa. Code § 612.4 – Leave of absence for Senior Management Service employment.

(a) Generally. An employee who accepts a Senior Management Service position shall be granted a leave of absence upon starting employment in the Senior Management Service position.
(b) Duration. The duration of leave of absence shall coincide with the duration of the employee’s employment in the Senior Management Service.
(c) Removal without return. If an employee, who has been granted a leave of absence under subsection (a), engages in conduct that would constitute just cause for removal of an employee in the classified service, the appointing authority may remove the employee from the Senior Management Service position without the need to return the employee to a classified service position, and this action shall be deemed a removal from the classified service under the act and this part.