Section R13-5-511. Military Leave of Absence

A.      Privileges of military service. An employee shall receive all rights provided by state and federal law for a military leave-of- absence under A.R.S. § 26-168 and A.R.S. § 38-610.

B.       Notifying the agency. An employee expecting an assignment to military duty shall notify the immediate supervisor as soon as possible. Upon receiving orders to report, the employee shall submit a copy of the orders and a written request for mil- itary leave to the employee’s supervisor. The supervisor shall process the request under the agency’s policy and procedure for a military leave-of-absence.

C.      Extended military leave. If an employee’s orders for active duty exceed the time limit for paid military leave, the employee may request to use accrued leave or leave without pay for the remainder of the military leave.

D.      Returning to position. Upon return from military leave-of- absence, an agency head shall restore an employee to the posi- tion held before the military leave-of-absence, or to a similar position within the employee’s classification.

E.       Promotion. Upon return from a military leave-of-absence, an employee may be promoted by the agency head if the employee’s name was on a promotional list at the time of acti- vation into military service.

Historical Note

New Section adopted by final rulemaking at 6 A.A.R.

2090, effective May 10, 2000 (Supp. 00-2).