Sec. 7. (a) An employee of a state agency:

(1) who is a certified disaster service volunteer;

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 4-15-14-7

  • certified disaster service volunteer: means an individual who has:

    Indiana Code 4-15-14-1

  • disaster: means an event that is designated under the American National Red Cross Regulations and Procedures to be at least as serious as a level III disaster and is proclaimed by the governor as a disaster warranting the leave allowed under this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-15-14-2
  • employee: means a person who is employed full time by a state agency. See Indiana Code 4-15-14-3
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Red Cross: means the American National Red Cross created under 36 U. See Indiana Code 4-15-14-4
  • specialized disaster relief: means one (1) or more of the following Red Cross service categories in which a certified disaster service volunteer is trained:

    Indiana Code 4-15-14-5

  • state agency: means an authority, a board, a branch, a bureau, a commission, a committee, a council, a department, a division, an office, an officer, a service, or an instrumentality of the executive, judicial, or legislative branch of state government. See Indiana Code 4-15-14-6
(2) whose specialized disaster relief services are requested by the Red Cross in connection with a disaster; and

(3) who obtains consent from the employee’s supervisor or appointing authority;

shall be granted leave from work with pay for not more than fifteen (15) work days in each state fiscal year to participate in specialized disaster relief services.

     (b) The state agency shall compensate an employee granted leave under this chapter at the employee’s regular rate of pay for the regular work hours during which the employee is absent from work.

     (c) An employee granted leave under this chapter does not lose accrued:

(1) seniority;

(2) vacation leave;

(3) sick leave;

(4) personal vacation days;

(5) compensatory time off; or

(6) overtime.

As added by P.L.38-1995, SEC.1.