(a) An agency head may grant an employee up to two regularly scheduled days (not to exceed 16 hours) of personal leave with pay per calendar year in recognition of or for participating in the following activities: - (i) Employee recognition programs,
- (ii) Participating in department wellness initiatives,
- (iii) Merit incentive programs that have been submitted to and received prior written approval from A&I HRD,
- (iv) Team based recognition - project completion that have been submitted to and received prior written approval from A&I HRD,
- (v) To volunteer at a pre-approved non-profit community service organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
- (A) Employee must provide written verification from the organization that the organization is exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue code and that the employee volunteers their own time for that organization in order to receive community service leave.
- (B) Volunteer activities must not promote religion or attempt to influence legislation, governmental policy or elections to public office.
- (vi) Family departing or returning from active duty military service and,
- (vii) To attend military funerals.
(b) Prohibited Activities. Personal leave may not be granted for: - (ii) Early release for holidays and,
- (iii) Undocumented performance.
(c) Agencies authorizing leave for (a)(i) through (iv) above shall submit written plans to the Human Resource Administrator for review and approval prior to the implementation.
(d) An agency head or designee is responsible for tracking the usage of these hours and are accountable for their appropriateness.
(e) The granting of personal leave is at the discretion of the agency head or their designee. It is not an employee right nor an employee benefit.
(f) Intermittent employees, emergency employees, student interns, and at-will contract employees shall not be granted leave with pay under this section.
006-10 Wyo. Code R. § 10-12