Conn. Gen. Stat. § 5-248
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Sec. 5-248. Leaves of absence. Reinstatement upon withdrawal of resignation.
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(b) Any employee who shall enter the armed forces as specified in section 5-255 shall be entitled to a leave of absence without pay for the time served in such service, plus ninety additional days.
(c) Any full-time permanent employee in the state service who is a member of the armed forces of the state or of any reserve component of the armed forces of the United States and is required to perform ordered military training therein shall, for not more than fifteen days per year of such military training, be entitled to a leave of absence with pay in addition to the employee's annual vacation. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent any such employee from attending ordered military training while on regularly scheduled vacation if such employee so desires.
(d) Any full-time permanent employee in the state service who qualifies to be a member of a team recognized by the United States Olympic Committee shall, upon written application and with the approval of the employee's appointing authority, be entitled to a leave of absence with pay, and with such employee's position held, for a period not exceeding ninety days after so qualifying in order to compete in Olympic games sponsored by the International Olympic Committee.
(e) When any employee has been on authorized leave of absence without the employee's position being held and is ready to report for duty when a position is available, the Commissioner of Administrative Services shall refer the name of the employee to an appointing authority for possible reinstatement to a position in a class in which the employee has attained permanent status. The employee may be reinstated at the discretion of the appointing authority, provided no other employee has rights to the position pursuant to subsection (b) of section 5-241 .
(f) Any agency may reinstate, without examination, any employee who has resigned in good standing and has withdrawn such employee's resignation within one year to positions in classes in which such employee has attained permanent status. A classified employee with at least five years of state service appointed to an unclassified position may be granted a leave of absence without pay from the classified service by the Commissioner of Administrative Services for such length of time as such classified employee shall hold such appointive position, except that no such leave of absence shall exceed two consecutive years unless such classified employee requests and is granted a renewal of such leave of absence by the commissioner.
Cited. 170 C. 541.
(c) Any full-time permanent employee in the state service who is a member of the armed forces of the state or of any reserve component of the armed forces of the United States and is required to perform ordered military training therein shall, for not more than fifteen days per year of such military training, be entitled to a leave of absence with pay in addition to the employee's annual vacation. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent any such employee from attending ordered military training while on regularly scheduled vacation if such employee so desires.
(d) Any full-time permanent employee in the state service who qualifies to be a member of a team recognized by the United States Olympic Committee shall, upon written application and with the approval of the employee's appointing authority, be entitled to a leave of absence with pay, and with such employee's position held, for a period not exceeding ninety days after so qualifying in order to compete in Olympic games sponsored by the International Olympic Committee.
(e) When any employee has been on authorized leave of absence without the employee's position being held and is ready to report for duty when a position is available, the Commissioner of Administrative Services shall refer the name of the employee to an appointing authority for possible reinstatement to a position in a class in which the employee has attained permanent status. The employee may be reinstated at the discretion of the appointing authority, provided no other employee has rights to the position pursuant to subsection (b) of section 5-241 .
(f) Any agency may reinstate, without examination, any employee who has resigned in good standing and has withdrawn such employee's resignation within one year to positions in classes in which such employee has attained permanent status. A classified employee with at least five years of state service appointed to an unclassified position may be granted a leave of absence without pay from the classified service by the Commissioner of Administrative Services for such length of time as such classified employee shall hold such appointive position, except that no such leave of absence shall exceed two consecutive years unless such classified employee requests and is granted a renewal of such leave of absence by the commissioner.
Cited. 170 C. 541.
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