SECTION 260:25-15-50. Administrative leave

  An Appointing Authority may place an employee on paid administrative leave as a cooling off period to defuse a potentially violent occurrence in the work place. An employee's time on administrative leave under this Section shall not exceed 32 hours in any 12 month period. The Appointing Authority may assign work to the employee to be performed during administrative leave or may require the employee to remain available to meet with agency personnel. Administrative leave under this Section shall not be accrued or accumulated, and it shall not be charged to annual leave or sick leave. Appointing Authorities shall keep a record of the staff hours of leave granted under this Section separate from employee personnel files and report only the number of hours of paid administrative leave granted under this section to the Human Capital Management Division as requested.

[Source: Added at 31 Ok Reg 1346, eff 9-12-14]