Arizona § 38-610 - Leaves of absence for certain military and disaster training; definitions
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§ 38-610. Leaves of absence for certain military and disaster training; definitions
A. The officers and employees of this state, any county, city or town or any agency or political subdivision of this state or a county, city or town shall be granted leaves of absence from their duties without loss of time, pay or efficiency rating:
1. On all days during which they are employed on training duty or to attend camps, maneuvers, formations or drills under orders with any branch or reserve of the armed forces of the United States for the period prescribed in subsection C, paragraph 3 of this section.
2. On all days during which they are employed on training duty by the national disaster medical system under the United States department of health and human services.
B. The officers and employees of this state, any county, city or town or any agency or political subdivision of this state or a county, city or town shall be granted leaves of absence from their duties on all days during which they are employed on training duty or to attend camps, maneuvers, formations or drills under orders with any auxiliary of the armed forces of the United States. The state, any county, city or town or any agency or political subdivision of this state or a county, city or town may grant the leave of absence without loss of time, pay or efficiency rating as prescribed in subsection C, paragraph 3 of this section.
C. For the purposes of subsection A, paragraph 1 and subsection B of this section, the following apply:
1. An officer or employee may not be charged military leave for days on which the individual was not otherwise scheduled for work.
2. The period of time spent in training under orders may not be deducted from the vacation period with pay to which the officer or employee is otherwise entitled.
3. The military leave period is based on the average total of regularly scheduled hours in a weekly work period. An officer or employee of this state or a political subdivision of this state is entitled to up to three times the average of regularly scheduled work hours in a weekly work period each year and up to six times the average of regularly scheduled work hours in a weekly work period in any two consecutive years.
D. For the purposes of this section:
1. "Day" means a shift of work.
2. "Year" means the fiscal year of the United States government.
Source: official Arizona text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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