Ariz. Admin. Code § R2-5A-B604 - Administrative Leave

A. General. An agency head may authorize an employee to be absent with pay on administrative leave during a state of emergency declared by the Governor or:

1. In other emergency situations such as extreme weather conditions, fire, flood, or malfunction of publicly-owned or controlled machinery or equipment.

2. To relieve an employee of duties temporarily during the investigation of alleged wrongdoing by the employee or during a disciplinary or dismissal process, subject to the requirements outlined in subsections (B) and (C).

B. Reporting administrative leave. If an employee's administrative leave totals 80 consecutive hours, the agency head shall submit a report to the Director and for each week thereafter, until the employee's administrative leave is terminated. The report shall include:

1. The name of the agency,

2. The employee identification number (EIN) of the employee,

3. The name of the employee,

4. The employment status of the employee,

5. The date the employee was placed on administrative leave,

6. The number of hours the employee has been on administrative leave as of the date of the report, and

7. A brief description as to why the employee is on administrative leave.

C. Approval of Director. If an employee's administrative leave is anticipated to exceed 240 consecutive working hours, the agency head shall obtain the approval of the Director.

1. An agency head requesting approval to continue an employee's administrative leave for more than 240 working hours shall submit a request to the Director for approval at least five business days before the employee's administrative leave will total 240 working hours. If circumstances beyond the agency's control do not permit at least five business days' notice, the agency head shall submit the request as soon as the agency head is aware of the necessity for the request. The request shall include all of the information listed in subsection (B), the reason the administrative leave will extend beyond 240 working hours and the anticipated date the administrative leave will be terminated.

2. The Director shall review the request and approve, modify or deny the request within three business days of receipt.

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Ariz. Admin. Code § R2-5A-B604

Section made by exempt rulemaking at 18 A.A.R. 2782, effective September 29, 2012 (Supp. 12-4). Amended by exempt rulemaking at 19 A.A.R. 717 effective April 13, 2013 (Supp. 13-1).