Section 302.795  Administrative Leave

a)         With the approval of the Director of Central Management Services, an agency head may relieve an employee from duty when extraordinary circumstances and the best interest of the agency and the State of Illinois will be served in doing so.

b)         Circumstances warranting this leave must be of an extraordinary nature and are limited to those situations where no alternative means, such as suspension or temporary reassignment of an employee, will adequately protect the best interest of the agency and the State of Illinois.

c)         Duration of an administrative leave shall be no longer than necessary to protect the best interest of the agency and the State of Illinois.  The leave shall initially be for no longer than 60 calendar days, but may be extended for additional periods of time, not to exceed 60 days each, so long as necessary to protect the best interest of the agency and the State of Illinois.

d)        Administrative leave shall not be used as an alternative to Suspension Pending Decision on Discharge or Suspension Pending Judicial Verdict pursuant to Section 302.710 and Section 302.785 of this Part.

e)         Administrative leave shall not be allowed in lieu of vacation, sick leave, personal business leave or any other type of paid or unpaid leave when the other leave is appropriate, nor shall administrative leave be used to circumvent rules governing limits on other leaves available to an employee.

f)         The agency will immediately provide the affected employee written notice of the administrative leave, and the agency will also immediately report any administrative leave to the Department of Central Management Services.

g)         Administrative leave time shall extend applicable probationary periods.

(Source:  Amended at 48 Ill. Reg. 11318, effective July 16, 2024)