H.B. 297

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COUNTY EMPLOYEES RUNNING FOR COUNTY
2 OFFICE
3 1998 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Sponsor: Gary F. Cox
6 AN ACT RELATING TO COUNTIES; AND ALLOWING COUNTY EMPLOYEES RUNNING
7 FOR COUNTY OFFICE TO TAKE AN UNPAID LEAVE DURING CAMPAIGN PERIOD.
8 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
9 ENACTS:
10 17-15-26, Utah Code Annotated 1953
11 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
12 Section 1. Section 17-15-26 is enacted to read:
13 17-15-26. Leave of absence for county employee seeking election to county office.
14 (1) A county employee who has filed a declaration of candidacy under Section 20A-9-202
15 for a county office may, at the employee's discretion, take an unpaid leave of absence h , SUBJECT TO
15a APPLICABLE EMPLOYEE POLICIES h ON GIVING NOTICE BEFORE TAKING LEAVE h , h for some or
16 all of the period from the filing of the declaration of candidacy until the earliest of:
17 (a) the employee's defeat at a primary election;
18 (b) the employee's withdrawal as a candidate for the county office; or
19 (c) the day after the regular general election for which the employee is a candidate.
20 (2) h [ A ] NEITHER THE FILING OF A DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY UNDER SECTION
20a 20A-9-202 NOR A h leave of absence under Subsection (1) may h [ not ] h be used as the basis for any
20b adverse
21 employment action against the employee, including discipline or termination.

lilac-February 12, 1998

Legislative Review Note
as of 1-19-98 5:52 PM

A limited legal review of this bill raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel

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