CHAPTER 14. LEAVE FOR VOLUNTEER DISASTER SERVICE
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Chapter 14. Leave for Volunteer Disaster Service
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"Certified disaster service volunteer" defined
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "certified disaster service
volunteer" means an individual who has:
(1) completed the necessary training for being; and
(2) been certified as;
a disaster service specialist by the Red Cross.
As added by P.L.38-1995, SEC.1.
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"Disaster" defined
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "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.
As added by P.L.38-1995, SEC.1.
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"Employee" defined
Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "employee" means a person who
is employed full time by a state agency.
As added by P.L.38-1995, SEC.1.
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"Red Cross" defined
Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "Red Cross" means the American
National Red Cross created under 36 U.S.C. 1.
As added by P.L.38-1995, SEC.1.
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"Specialized disaster relief" defined
Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "specialized disaster relief" means
one (1) or more of the following Red Cross service categories in
which a certified disaster service volunteer is trained:
(1) Shelter management.
(2) Mass feeding.
(3) Family services.
(4) Health services.
(5) Public assistance inquiries.
(6) Damage assessment.
(7) A support function for services provided under subdivisions
(1) through (6).
(8) Any other service performed for the Red Cross for which
training is required.
As added by P.L.38-1995, SEC.1.
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"State agency" defined
Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "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. The term does not include state supported colleges
or universities or the agencies of any municipality or political
subdivision of the state.
As added by P.L.38-1995, SEC.1.
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Employees eligible for leave; compensation and benefits
Sec. 7. (a) An employee of a state agency:
(1) who is a certified disaster service volunteer;
(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.
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Employer approval of leave
Sec. 8. Upon notification of a disaster by the governor, a state
agency shall grant approval for an employee to participate in
specialized disaster relief services in Indiana.
As added by P.L.38-1995, SEC.1.