H.F. 2235 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 70A.26A Volunteer leave. 1 An employee of an appointing authority may be granted leave 2 with pay from work for not more than one hour in any work 3 week to participate in volunteer activities at a nonprofit 4 organization or school upon the approval of the employee’s 5 appointing authority without loss of seniority, pay, vacation 6 time, personal days, sick leave, insurance and health coverage 7 benefits, or earned overtime accumulation. The appointing 8 authority shall compensate an employee granted leave under this 9 section at the employee’s regular rate of pay for those regular 10 work hours during which the employee is absent from work. An 11 employee deemed to be on leave under this section shall not be 12 deemed to be an employee of the state for purposes of workers’ 13 compensation. An employee deemed to be on leave under this 14 section shall not be deemed to be an employee of the state for 15 purposes of the Iowa tort claims Act, chapter 669. 16 EXPLANATION 17 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 18 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 19 This bill allows an employee of an appointing authority 20 paid time off for not more than one hour in any work week to 21 volunteer at a nonprofit organization or school upon approval 22 of the employee’s appointing authority. The employee shall not 23 lose any pay or benefits as a result of the paid leave and shall 24 not be considered a state employee for workers’ compensation or 25 state tort claims Act purposes during the period of leave. 26 -1- LSB 5906YH (2) 86 ec/nh 1/ 1