25 NCAC 01E .1603. COVERED EMPLOYEES AND LEAVE CREDITS

(a)  An employee with a permanent, probationary, trainee or time-limited (pro-rated for part-time employees) whose service is satisfactory may be granted:

(1)           24 hours of community service leave each year, or

(2)           In lieu of the 24 hour award as noted above, an employee may elect to receive one hour of community service leave for each week that schools are in session as documented by the elected board of the local education agency or the governing authority of any non-public school.  This leave award shall be used exclusively for tutoring or mentoring a student in accordance with established standards rules and guidelines for such arrangements as determined and documented by joint agreement with the employee's agency or university and the school.

(b)  The 24 hours of paid leave shall be credited to employees on January 1 of each year, unless they choose the tutoring/mentoring option.  New employees shall be credited with leave immediately upon their employment, prorated at two hours per month for the remainder of the calendar year.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 126-4;

Eff. April 1, 2001.