CHAPTER 14. LEAVE FOR VOLUNTEER DISASTER SERVICE

IC 4-15-14
    Chapter 14. Leave for Volunteer Disaster Service

IC 4-15-14-1
"Certified disaster service volunteer" defined
    Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "certified disaster servicevolunteer" 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.

IC 4-15-14-2
"Disaster" defined
    Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "disaster" means an event that isdesignated under the American National Red Cross Regulations andProcedures to be at least as serious as a level III disaster and isproclaimed by the governor as a disaster warranting the leaveallowed under this chapter.
As added by P.L.38-1995, SEC.1.

IC 4-15-14-3
"Employee" defined
    Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "employee" means a person whois employed full time by a state agency.
As added by P.L.38-1995, SEC.1.

IC 4-15-14-4
"Red Cross" defined
    Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "Red Cross" means the AmericanNational 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" meansone (1) or more of the following Red Cross service categories inwhich 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 whichtraining is required.
As added by P.L.38-1995, SEC.1.
IC 4-15-14-6
"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 aninstrumentality of the executive, judicial, or legislative branch ofstate government. The term does not include state supported collegesor universities or the agencies of any municipality or politicalsubdivision 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 bythe Red Cross in connection with a disaster; and
        (3) who obtains consent from the employee's supervisor orappointing 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 specializeddisaster relief services.
    (b) The state agency shall compensate an employee granted leaveunder this chapter at the employee's regular rate of pay for theregular work hours during which the employee is absent from work.
    (c) An employee granted leave under this chapter does not loseaccrued:
        (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 stateagency shall grant approval for an employee to participate inspecialized disaster relief services in Indiana.
As added by P.L.38-1995, SEC.1.