Okla. Stat. tit. 72, § 72-450
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Administrative leave
Official statutory text
A. Any employee of the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs
may be granted administrative leave with pay for volunteer service
activities, under such terms and limitations as the Executive
Director may establish, in service to veterans or dependents of
veterans in the State of Oklahoma, which activities meet one or more
of the following criteria:
1. The activity is directly related to the Department's
mission;
2. The activity is sponsored or sanctioned by or in partnership
with the Department; or
3. The activity will enhance the development or skills of the
employee in his or her current position.
B. Leave shall be as brief as permitted under the circumstances
and shall not support an activity otherwise prohibited by law while
in a duty status.
C. The Executive Director shall establish guidelines for
approval of administrative leave for volunteer service authorized
hereunder which balances the Department's goals and operations and
ensures that each is conducted efficiently and effectively.
may be granted administrative leave with pay for volunteer service
activities, under such terms and limitations as the Executive
Director may establish, in service to veterans or dependents of
veterans in the State of Oklahoma, which activities meet one or more
of the following criteria:
1. The activity is directly related to the Department's
mission;
2. The activity is sponsored or sanctioned by or in partnership
with the Department; or
3. The activity will enhance the development or skills of the
employee in his or her current position.
B. Leave shall be as brief as permitted under the circumstances
and shall not support an activity otherwise prohibited by law while
in a duty status.
C. The Executive Director shall establish guidelines for
approval of administrative leave for volunteer service authorized
hereunder which balances the Department's goals and operations and
ensures that each is conducted efficiently and effectively.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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