Educational Leave
An employee may request leave for certain educational courses. Departments may allow any employee (permanent or time-limited) extended leave to participate in job- or career-related study based on the following criteria:
- verification that both labor market and organizational needs exist for development in the requested program,
- equal opportunity is provided in candidate selection, and
- employees are informed of procedures regarding educational leave.
Extended educational leave without pay is considered and approved according to the guidelines provided in the Leave Without Pay Policy.
Requests for educational leave must be submitted in writing to the supervisor or other designated official in enough time to accommodate supervisory review and administrative processing for personnel, payroll, and benefits actions to take place.
How to Apply for Educational Leave
Educational Leave Without Pay
Under leave the without pay policy, employees are responsible for paying the full premium cost (employee + employer contributions) of their benefits should the employee elect to maintain coverage while on a leave without pay.
For periods of leave without pay, employees must contact their HR Benefits Consultant to make arrangements to pay their benefit premiums. Otherwise, if payments are not received timely, benefits may be terminated due to non-payment.
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