1     
STATE EMPLOYEE LEAVE POLICY AMENDMENTS

2     
2018 GENERAL SESSION

3     
STATE OF UTAH

4     
Chief Sponsor: Norman K. Thurston

5     
Senate Sponsor: Margaret Dayton

6     

7     LONG TITLE
8     Committee Note:
9          The Government Operations Interim Committee recommended this bill.
10     General Description:
11          This bill broadens the scope of paid leave that is available to state employees for certain
12     disaster relief services.
13     Highlighted Provisions:
14          This bill:
15          ▸     allows certain state employees to take paid leave to provide certain volunteer
16     disaster relief services in connection with any disaster relief organization.
17     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
18          None
19     Other Special Clauses:
20          None
21     Utah Code Sections Affected:
22     AMENDS:
23          34-43-103, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1998, Chapter 186
24     

25     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
26          Section 1. Section 34-43-103 is amended to read:
27          34-43-103. Leave of absence -- Request for leave -- Approval by agency.
28          (1) An employee of a state agency who is a certified disaster service volunteer may be
29     granted leave from work with pay for an aggregate of up to 15 work days, consecutively or
30     nonconsecutively, in any 12-month period to participate in disaster relief services for [the
31     American Red Cross] a disaster relief organization in connection with any disaster, upon the
32     [request of the American Red Cross for such] disaster relief organization's request for the
33     employee's services.
34          (2) An employee of a state agency requesting leave under this chapter shall file a
35     written request with the employing state agency which includes:
36          (a) the anticipated duration of the leave of absence;
37          (b) the type of service the employee is to provide on behalf of the [American Red
38     Cross] disaster relief organization described in Subsection (1);
39          (c) the nature and location of the disaster where the employee's services will be
40     provided; and
41          (d) a copy of the written request for the employee's services from an official of the
42     [American Red Cross] disaster relief organization.
43          (3) Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to require any state agency to
44     grant a public employee's request for voluntary disaster service leave if the employing state
45     agency determines that the grant of leave would pose a hardship on the employing state agency.




Legislative Review Note
Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel