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In general, the guidelines for leave of absence for childcare for

adoptive parents are the same as those governing leave for childcare for

birth parents.
During a period of leave for childcare, employees shall be permitted,

upon request, to use annual leave, personal leave and overtime credits
before being granted leave without pay. However, agencies shall not require

that employees exhaust all appropriate leave credits before being granted
leave without pay for childcare. The seven-month period of such leave is

not extended by the use of accrued leave credits.
An adoptive parent who requests a leave of absence for childcare purposes

of less than seven months is entitled to have such leave extended, upon
request, up to the seven-month maximum.

If both adoptive parents are State employees, one parent may elect to take
the entire leave, or the parents may choose to divide the leave time with

each entitled to one continuous period of leave as long as it does not exceed
a combined total of seven months of leave.

Agencies may, in their discretion, approve other arrangements for shared
leave and may as a matter of discretion extend leave for childcare for

adoptive parents beyond the seven months to which this new policy entitles
them. Furthermore, while one parent is absent on leave for childcare,

agencies continue to have the discretion to approve requests from the other
parent for periods of vacation or personal leave, or for family sick leave in

accordance with Sections 21.3(f) and 28.3(f) of the Attendance Rules. The
State’s policy on leave for childcare for adoptive parents shall not be

construed to require extension of any employment beyond the time it would

otherwise terminate.
DATED: March 11, 1982

Appendix III

Seasonal Employees
The contents of this Appendix shall apply to employees appointed to

seasonal positions. For purposes of this Appendix, a seasonal position is
defined, as a position that is not established on a continuous basis

throughout the year, but may be re-established in successive years. Seasonal
positions are utilized for a specified period of time in conjunction with

department or agency seasonal program needs.

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