Common use of Outside Employment – Police Employment Clause in Contracts

Outside Employment – Police Employment. (A) An employee who wishes to perform police employment outside of state government shall secure the required approval in advance in accordance with the agency’s policies and procedures. Permission shall not be withheld as long as such outside employment does not conflict with the employee’s state employment or with the agency’s policies and procedures limiting such outside employment. (B) Requests for approval of outside employment shall be acted upon in a timely manner. Within 60 days of ratification of the contract the parties will initiate consultations on the amount of off-duty hours to be allowed. Absent extenuating circumstances, a disapproval of outside employment will be communicated within 14 calendar days of the submission of the notice by the employee. In the event extenuating circumstances prevent a determination within 14 calendar days, the reasons for the delay will be provided in writing to the employee. A request can be denied or an approval can be revoked whenever the outside employment conflicts with the employee’s state employment or the agency’s policies and procedures. Disapprovals of a request for outside employment shall be subject to the contract’s expedited arbitration procedure. (C) During the course of the employee’s outside employment, an agency may make reasonable inquiries of the employee to ensure that the employee’s continued outside employment does not constitute a conflict of interest, or interfere with the employee’s primary duties as a state law enforcement officer.