A. Personnel appointed as state employees in the Military Department shall be in the unclassified service of the state. The Adjutant General may grant leave to state civilian employees consistent with the rules governing the federal workforce in support of the National Guard.
B. Any employee of the Military Department of the State of Oklahoma may be granted administrative leave with pay for volunteer service activities, under such terms and limitations as the Adjutant General may establish, in service that meets 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.
C. Leave granted pursuant to subsection B of this section shall be as brief as permitted under the circumstances and shall not support an activity otherwise prohibited by law while in a duty status.
D. The Adjutant General shall establish guidelines for approval of administrative leave for volunteer service authorized pursuant to subsection B of this section which balances the Department's goals and operations and ensures that each is conducted efficiently and effectively.
Added by Laws 1990, c. 258, § 32, operative July 1, 1990. Amended by Laws 2011, c. 124, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2011; Laws 2018, c. 166, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.