Release Time for State Civil Service Examinations. A. Employees who are participating in a State civil service examination shall be granted reasonable time off without loss of compensation to participate in an examination if the examination has been scheduled during his/her normal work hours and the employee has provided reasonable (normally two working days) notice to his/her supervisor. For the purposes of this section, hiring interviews for individuals certified from employment lists, individuals on SROA lists seeking transfers, or individuals seeking transfers in departments where the department head or designee determines the department is in a layoff mode shall be considered part of the examination process. The State shall attempt to accommodate a shift change request from an employee who is scheduled to work a graveyard shift or the first watch on the day of a State Personnel Board examination. B. Authorized release time for reasonable travel time to and from the examination site may be granted by the department. The following section applies to Xxxx 00 and Unit 15 only. C. Reasonable time off shall include time to wash up or shower, and change clothes at or within close proximity of the worksite and travel to and from the examination site.
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