Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 93 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PERSONNEL RULES › Chapter 9 - LEAVE AND HOLIDAYS › Section 93-9-011 - Civil Leave

Current through June 17, 2024
The employee will provide the Department with documentation
				  to verify eligibility for civil leave. Civil leave does not include leave for
				  military duty in connection with national defense, national disaster, or civil
				  disturbances. Employees (including temporary) will be eligible for paid civil
				  leave under the following conditions:
011.01
Jury Duty
.
				When an employee is called to serve as a juror, civil leave without loss of pay
				will be granted during the time when the employee's physical presence is
				required by the court. Employees will return to work when the employee's
				physical presence is not required by the court.
011.02
Election Board
				Duty
. When an employee serves as a juror, clerk, election
				inspector, or judge of an election board or a counting board, civil leave
				without loss of pay will be granted during the time when the employee's
				physical presence is required by the court or the election or counting board.
				The employee will also retain all fees paid them for their civil
				service.
011.03
Voting
				Time
. An employee who is a registered voter and does not have two
				(2) consecutive hours in the period between the time of the opening and closing
				of the polls during which he or she is not required to be present at work for
				the Department is entitled on election day to be absent from employment for
				such a period of time as will, in addition the employee's nonworking time,
				total two (2) consecutive hours between the time of the opening and closing of
				the polls. If the employee applies for such leave of absence prior to or on
				election day, paid civil leave of two (2) hours will be granted. The Department
				may specify the hours during which the employee may be absent. The two (2)
				hours authorized for voting does not apply to those employees who choose to
				vote by the use of an absentee ballot or who by reason of their employment must
				vote by use of an absentee ballot.
011.04
Court/Hearing
				Appearances
. While serving as a witness under a work-related
				subpoena or voluntarily at the request of the Department, the employee will be
				excused from work with pay during the time that the employee's presence is
				required by the court or administrative body which issued the subpoena, or as
				required to testify when requested by the Department. At all other times during
				the employee's regular workday, the employee who is subject to a work-related
				subpoena will be on the job and working. Any witness fee received under such
				subpoena will be remitted to the funding source from which the employee's
				salary is paid.
Employees attending court or an administrative hearing as a
				  plaintiff, defendant, or witness on non-work-related matters, will use vacation
				  leave or earned compensatory time, if available. If the employee does not have
				  vacation leave or compensatory time available, the appropriate Office
				  Administrator may grant leave without pay. In the event the employee is
				  subpoenaed for non-work-related matters and does not have vacation leave or
				  compensatory time, the appropriate Office Administrator will grant leave
				  without pay. Any witness fees paid to the employee for such court appearances
				  may be retained by the employee.