Employee Leave for Organ, Tissue, or Bone Marrow Donation

The head or director of a department or agency shall grant administrative leave of absence, not to exceed twenty

(20)days, Saturdays, Sundays and government of Guam holidays excepted, to an employee for the purpose of donating an organ, tissue, or bone marrow.

(a)The head or director of a department or agency shall require verification by a physician regarding the purpose of the administrative leave requested, and information from the physician regarding the length of the administrative leave requested.

(b)Any paid leave of absence granted under this Section shall not result in a loss of compensation, seniority, annual leave, sick leave, or accrued overtime for which the employee is otherwise eligible.

(c)For purposes of this Section, department or agency includes the Guam Department of Education, the University of Guam, the Guam Community College, all autonomous agencies and public corporations, including the Guam Visitors Bureau as defined in Chapter 9 of Title 12, Guam Code Annotated, and the judicial and legislative branches of the government of Guam.

(d)Administrative leave granted under this Section shall be extended in the event that the attending physician determines, in writing, that the employee requires additional time to recuperate from the procedure. CH. 4 PERSONNEL POLICY AND THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION