Section 420.705  National Service Leave

a)         An employee who volunteers and is accepted for service, pursuant to the National Community Service Trust Act of 1993 (42 USC 12501 et seq.) in the overseas or domestic Peace Corps, Job Corps, AmeriCorps VISTA, or other equivalent national service program shall be given a leave of absence from his/her position for the duration of the service.

b)         Prior to granting a National Service Leave, an employee must provide acceptable documentation from the service agency as to the type and dates of service.

c)         Upon return from a National Service Leave, an employee shall be restored to the same or similar position, provided that the employee returns to employment within 90 days after termination of the service or release from hospitalization resulting from a disability incurred during the service.

(Source:  Added at 36 Ill. Reg. 12125, effective July 16, 2012)