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No employer shall require an employee to exhaust any other leave to which the officer or employee is entitled prior to such leaves of absence. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prevent an employer from providing paid leave during such leaves of absence.D\n\nAny officer or employee aggrieved by a violation of any provision of this section may bring an action pursuant to the State Grievance Procedure (&#xA7; 2.2-3000 et seq.).","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":295298,"text":"All officers and employees of the Commonwealth or of any political subdivision of the Commonwealth who are volunteer members of the Civil Air Patrol shall be entitled to leaves of absence from their respective duties without loss of seniority, accrued leave, benefits, or efficiency rating on all days during which such officer or employee is (i) engaged in training for emergency missions with the Civil Air Patrol, not to exceed 10 workdays per federal fiscal year, or (ii) responding to an emergency mission as a Civil Air Patrol volunteer, not to exceed 30 workdays per federal fiscal year.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":295299,"text":"Any officer or employee requesting leave pursuant to this section shall provide (i) certification that the officer or employee has been authorized by the United States Air Force, the Governor, or a department, division, agency, or political subdivision of the Commonwealth to respond to or train for an emergency mission and (ii) verification from the Civil Air Patrol of the emergency need of the officer&#8217;s or employee&#8217;s volunteer service.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":295300,"text":"An employer may treat the officer or employee leaves of absence pursuant to this section as unpaid leave. No employer shall require an employee to exhaust any other leave to which the officer or employee is entitled prior to such leaves of absence. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prevent an employer from providing paid leave during such leaves of absence.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":295301,"text":"Any officer or employee aggrieved by a violation of any provision of this section may bring an action pursuant to the State Grievance Procedure (&#xA7; 2.2-3000 et seq.).","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C"}},"ancestry":[{"id":14612,"edition_id":1,"name":"General Provisions","identifier":"28","label":"chapter","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13049,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:48:55","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:48:55","permalink":{"id":175735,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14612,"identifier":"28","token":"2.2\/I\/E\/28","url":"\/2.2\/I\/E\/28\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13049,"edition_id":1,"name":"State Officers and Employees","identifier":"E","label":"part","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12784,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:11","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:11","permalink":{"id":175733,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13049,"identifier":"E","token":"2.2\/I\/E","url":"\/2.2\/I\/E\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12784,"edition_id":1,"name":"Organization of State Government","identifier":"I","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12749,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","permalink":{"id":171455,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12784,"identifier":"I","token":"2.2\/I","url":"\/2.2\/I\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12749,"edition_id":1,"name":"Administration of Government","identifier":"2.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","permalink":{"id":171453,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12749,"identifier":"2.2","token":"2.2","url":"\/2.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":68109,"structure_id":14612,"section_number":"2.2-2800","catch_line":"Disability to hold state office","url":"\/2.2-2800\/","token":"2.2\/I\/E\/28\/2.2-2800","metadata":false},{"id":80552,"structure_id":14612,"section_number":"2.2-2801","catch_line":"Disability to hold state office; 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?181+ful+CHAP0277\">277<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":75224,"section_number":"2.2-3000","catch_line":"Policy of the Commonwealth; responsibilities of state agencies under this chapter","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3000\/"}],"permalink":{"id":175861,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82416,"identifier":"2.2-2821.3","token":"2.2\/I\/E\/28\/2.2-2821.3","url":"\/2.2-2821.3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-2821.3\/","token":"2.2\/I\/E\/28\/2.2-2821.3","dublin_core":{"Title":"Leave for volunteer members of Civil Air Patrol","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-2821.3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> All officers and employees of the Commonwealth or of any political subdivision of the Commonwealth who are volunteer members of the Civil Air Patrol shall be entitled to leaves of absence from their respective duties without loss of seniority, accrued leave, benefits, or efficiency rating on all days during which such officer or employee is (i) engaged in training for emergency missions with the Civil Air Patrol, not to exceed 10 workdays per federal fiscal year, or (ii) responding to an emergency mission as a Civil Air Patrol volunteer, not to exceed 30 workdays per federal fiscal year. <a id=\"paragraph-295298\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/2.2-2821.3\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> Any officer or employee requesting leave pursuant to this section shall provide (i) certification that the officer or employee has been authorized by the United States Air Force, the Governor, or a department, division, agency, or political subdivision of the Commonwealth to respond to or train for an emergency mission and (ii) verification from the Civil Air Patrol of the emergency need of the officer&#8217;s or employee&#8217;s volunteer service. <a id=\"paragraph-295299\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/2.2-2821.3\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> An employer may treat the officer or employee leaves of absence pursuant to this section as unpaid leave. No employer shall require an employee to exhaust any other leave to which the officer or employee is entitled prior to such leaves of absence. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prevent an employer from providing paid leave during such leaves of absence. <a id=\"paragraph-295300\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/2.2-2821.3\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"D\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">D.<\/span> Any officer or employee aggrieved by a violation of any provision of this section may bring an action pursuant to the State Grievance Procedure (&#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Policy of the Commonwealth; responsibilities of state agencies under this chapter\" href=\"\/2.2-3000\/\">2.2-3000<\/a> et seq.). <a id=\"paragraph-295301\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/2.2-2821.3\/#D\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLEAVE FOR VOLUNTEER MEMBERS OF CIVIL AIR PATROL (\u00a7 2.2-2821.3)\n\nA. All officers and employees of the Commonwealth or of any political\nsubdivision of the Commonwealth who are volunteer members of the Civil Air\nPatrol shall be entitled to leaves of absence from their respective duties\nwithout loss of seniority, accrued leave, benefits, or efficiency rating on all\ndays during which such officer or employee is (i) engaged in training for\nemergency missions with the Civil Air Patrol, not to exceed 10 workdays per\nfederal fiscal year, or (ii) responding to an emergency mission as a Civil Air\nPatrol volunteer, not to exceed 30 workdays per federal fiscal year.\n\nB. Any officer or employee requesting leave pursuant to this section shall\nprovide (i) certification that the officer or employee has been authorized by\nthe United States Air Force, the Governor, or a department, division, agency, or\npolitical subdivision of the Commonwealth to respond to or train for an\nemergency mission and (ii) verification from the Civil Air Patrol of the\nemergency need of the officer&#8217;s or employee&#8217;s volunteer service.\n\nC. An employer may treat the officer or employee leaves of absence pursuant to\nthis section as unpaid leave. No employer shall require an employee to exhaust\nany other leave to which the officer or employee is entitled prior to such\nleaves of absence. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prevent an\nemployer from providing paid leave during such leaves of absence.\n\nD. Any officer or employee aggrieved by a violation of any provision of this\nsection may bring an action pursuant to the State Grievance Procedure (&#xA7;\n2.2-3000 et seq.).\n\nHISTORY: 2018, c. 277.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}