34-43-103 - Leave of absence -- Request for leave -- Approval by agency. - Utah Statutes

34-43-103. Leave of absence -- Request for leave -- Approval by agency.
(1) An employee of a state agency who is a certified disaster service volunteer may begranted leave from work with pay for an aggregate of up to 15 work days, consecutively ornonconsecutively, in any 12-month period to participate in disaster relief services for theAmerican Red Cross in connection with any disaster, upon the request of the American RedCross for such employee's services.
(2) An employee of a state agency requesting leave under this chapter shall file a writtenrequest with the employing state agency which includes:
(a) the anticipated duration of the leave of absence;
(b) the type of service the employee is to provide on behalf of the American Red Cross;
(c) the nature and location of the disaster where the employee's services will be provided;and
(d) a copy of the written request for the employee's services from an official of theAmerican Red Cross.
(3) Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to require any state agency togrant a public employee's request for voluntary disaster service leave if the employing stateagency determines that the grant of leave would pose a hardship on the employing state agency.

Enacted by Chapter 186, 1998 General Session