A. A permanent classified employee or a regular unclassified employee shall be entitled to take leave with pay for not to exceed three (3) days a year to attend meetings of job-related professional organizations of which the employee is a member upon receiving permission from the appointing authority. The denial by an appointing authority or organizational leave shall be in writing and state the reasons for denying said leave.
B. The leave authorized by this section shall not be used for lobbying activities which include the lobbying of legislative or executive branch elected officials within state-owned or leased buildings.
Added by Laws 1982, c. 338, § 41, eff. July 1, 1982. Amended by Laws 1989, c. 344, § 3; Laws 1994, c. 242, § 38. Renumbered from § 841.20 of this title by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 54.