1. (1) Management may establish a volunteer program. A volunteer program shall include:

   1. (a) documented agreement of the type of work and duration for which the volunteer services will be provided;
   2. (b) orientation to the conditions of state service and the volunteer's specific assignments;
   3. (c) adequate supervision of the volunteer;
   4. (d) documented hours worked by a volunteer; and
   5. (e) compliance with Title 67, Chapter 20, Volunteer Government Workers Act.
2. (2) A volunteer may not donate any service to an agency unless the volunteer's services are approved by the agency head or designee.
3. (3) Volunteers may not serve the state or any agency or subdivisions of the state until management approves work programs for volunteers.
4. (4) A volunteer is considered a government employee for purposes of workers' compensation, operation of motor vehicles or equipment if properly licensed and authorized to do so, and liability protection and indemnification.
5. (5) State employees who volunteer for any state agency may only perform services that are distinctly different from their primary work activities.

KEY: personnel management, administrative rules, rules and procedures, volunteers

Date of Last Change: July 1, 2023

Notice of Continuation: March 9, 2022

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 63A-17-106; 67-20-3; 67-20-4; 67-20-8