| Purpose/Type of Leave |
Discretionary/
Mandatory
|
Benefit
Amount
|
Eligibility |
Example |
| As an incentive or supplement for extraordinary or exemplary performance
to an employee. |
Discretionary
|
Appointing authority discretion.
|
Classified employees. |
An employee does an outstanding job implementing a new project. |
| For periods of investigation into an employee's
alleged misconduct. |
Discretionary
|
No limit.
|
Classified employees, for reasons determined to
be for the good of the state. |
When an employee is being investigated for theft,
time card fraud, or violence. |
| To participate in tests and interviews for state positions. |
Discretionary
|
No limit.
|
Classified employees. |
Participation in an exam process. Interview for transfer to another
department or agency. Can also apply to interviews for unclassified
positions. |
| To participate in school or community volunteer
activities. |
Discretionary
|
Up to 16 hours per employee, per fiscal year.
|
Classified employees. |
Attendance at parent/teacher conferences. Volunteer
work for Habitat for Humanity. |
| To participate in official activities as elected officers of employee
organizations. |
Discretionary
|
No limit.
|
Officers of employee organizations such as CAPE. |
Attendance as an elected officer at annual CAPE meeting. |
| To respond to local emergencies. |
Discretionary
|
Up to 5 days per fiscal year.
|
Classified employees who are certified disaster
service volunteers of the American Red Cross. |
Limon tornado, Fort Collins flood, Hayman Fire. |
| To respond to national emergencies. |
Discretionary
|
Up to 15 days per fiscal year.
|
Classified employees who are certified disaster service volunteers
of the American Red Cross. |
Oklahoma-Kansas tornadoes, Hurricane Katrina. |
| To participate in general elections. |
Mandatory
|
2 hours.
|
Classified employees who do not have 3 hours of
unscheduled work time during the hours the polls are open. |
Police Officer whose 10 hour shift begins at 7:00
a.m. and ends at 5:00 p.m. (with no scheduled lunch break). Example
assumes polls are open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. |
| For organ, tissue, or bone donation transplants. |
Mandatory
|
Up to 2 days per fiscal year.
|
Classified employees. |
Bone marrow or kidney donation. |
| To serve as an election judge. |
Mandatory, except when supervisor determines attendance
on election day is essential.
|
No limit.
|
Classified employees not receiving compensation
for service as an election judge. |
Primary and General Elections. |
| For any other reason deemed by the appointing authority to be in
the best interest of the state. |
Discretionary
|
No limit.
|
Classified employees. |
Please call Human Resources for examples and guidance. |
