(1) A full-time employee shall be granted a leave of absence for the time specified for the following purposes:
(a)  Five (5) workdays to serve as a bone marrow donor if the employee provides the appointing authority written verification that the employee is to serve as a bone marrow donor; and
(b)  Thirty (30) workdays to serve as a human organ donor if the employee provides the appointing authority written verification that the employee is to serve as a human organ donor.
(2)  An employee who is granted a leave of absence pursuant to the provisions of this section shall receive his compensation without interruption during the leave of absence. For purposes of determining longevity, performance, pay advancement and performance awards and for receipt of any benefit that may be affected by a leave of absence, the service of the employee shall be considered uninterrupted by the leave of absence.

Terms Used In Idaho Code 67-5343

  • Appointing authority: means the officer, board, commission, person or group of persons authorized by statute or lawfully delegated authority to make appointments to or employ personnel in any department. See Idaho Code 67-5302
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • Full-time employee: means any employee working a forty (40) hour workweek. See Idaho Code 67-5302
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person;
Idaho Code 73-114
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories; and the words "United States" may include the District of Columbia and territories. See Idaho Code 73-114
    • (3)  The appointing authority shall not penalize an employee for requesting or obtaining a leave of absence pursuant to the provisions of this section.
    (4)  The leave authorized by this section may be requested by the employee only if the employee is the person who is serving as the donor.
    (5)  Full-time employees shall be notified of the leave offered pursuant to this section each April in an electronic message distributed by the state controller’s office.