Sec.5-248c-2. Procedures for requesting a voluntary schedule reduction

(a) Any permanent employee may submit a request for a schedule reduction to the appointing authority, who shall promptly review it and notify the employee of the approval or denial of the request. All voluntary schedule reductions shall be recorded and identified in the time and attendance records of the Agency. Upon request of the Commissioner of Administrative Services and/or the General Assembly, Agencies shall be required to make reports regarding program usage.

(b) A written request shall include the starting and ending dates and the number of hours of leave requested. Days off or reduced hours under this program are without pay. The use of accrued time or compensatory time earned and accumulated pursuant to the provisions of any collective bargaining agreement or to an order of the Commissioner under Section 5-200 (p) of the Connecticut General Statutes is not a condition precedent to being granted a schedule reduction under these regulations.

(c) A schedule reduction shall not be granted if it would result in an employee falling below the threshold for eligibility for health insurance benefits.

(d) An employee in an Initial Working Test period is not eligible to participate in the Voluntary Schedule Reduction Program. Days off which are taken as a result of this program shall not be counted toward completion of a Promotional Working Test Period.

(Effective April 1, 1996)