Personnel - Unclassified service

A. Personnel appointed as state employees in the Military

Department shall be in the unclassified service of the state. The

Adjutant General may grant leave to state civilian employees

consistent with the rules governing the federal workforce in support

of the National Guard.

B. Any employee of the Military Department of the State of

Oklahoma may be granted administrative leave with pay for volunteer

service activities, under such terms and limitations as the Adjutant

General may establish, in service that meets one or more of the

following criteria:

1. The activity is directly related to the Department's

mission;

2. The activity is sponsored or sanctioned by or in partnership

with the Department; or

3. The activity will enhance the development or skills of the

employee in his or her current position.

C. Leave granted pursuant to subsection B of this section shall

be as brief as permitted under the circumstances and shall not

support an activity otherwise prohibited by law while in a duty

status.

D. The Adjutant General shall establish guidelines for approval

of administrative leave for volunteer service authorized pursuant to

subsection B of this section which balances the Department's goals

and operations and ensures that each is conducted efficiently and

effectively.