H.B. 297 Enrolled

COUNTY EMPLOYEES RUNNING FOR COUNTY OFFICE
1998 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Sponsor: Gary F. Cox
AN ACT RELATING TO COUNTIES; AND ALLOWING COUNTY EMPLOYEES RUNNING
FOR COUNTY OFFICE TO TAKE AN UNPAID LEAVE DURING CAMPAIGN PERIOD.
This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
ENACTS:
17-15-26, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 17-15-26 is enacted to read:
17-15-26. Leave of absence for county employee seeking election to county office.
(1) A county employee who has filed a declaration of candidacy under Section 20A-9-202
for a county office may, at the employee's discretion, take an unpaid leave of absence, subject to
applicable employee policies on giving notice before taking leave, for some or all of the period
from the filing of the declaration of candidacy until the earliest of:
(a) the employee's defeat at a primary election;
(b) the employee's withdrawal as a candidate for the county office; or
(c) the day after the regular general election for which the employee is a candidate.
(2) Neither the filing of a declaration of candidacy under Section 20A-9-202 nor a leave
of absence under Subsection (1) may be used as the basis for any adverse employment action
against the employee, including discipline or termination.