GBRI-A Legal Leave

FILE:  GBRI-A

Professional Personnel

Legal Leave

Leave for Jury Duty:

1.      Personnel called for jury duty will be granted civil leave and will not be charged sick leave or annual leave.

2.      Personnel called for jury service are guaranteed that they will receive at least the equivalent of whatever daily rate of pay they are receiving as employees of the Clay County Board of Education. The Board will pay the difference between the pay for jury service and their regular pay.

3.      The employee must furnish the personnel department with a copy of the summons for jury service.

 Leave when Subpoenaed as Witness:

1.      Personnel who are involuntarily subpoenaed to be a witness, or if the subpoena is not the result of their personal action or cause, shall be granted civil leave and will not be charged sick of annual leave. The employee shall receive the equivalent of whatever daily rate of pay he/she is receiving. The board will pay the difference between the pay as a witness and the regular daily pay.

2.      The pay of an employee subpoenaed for reasons resulting from personal affairs or volunteering as a witness shall be deducted as prescribed by State or Count Board Policy.

3.      The employee must furnish the Superintendent’s office with a copy of the subpoena.

 Adopted: July 1976

 Clay County Board of Education