Okla. Stat. tit. 72, § 72-450: Administrative leave

A. Any employee of the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs

may be granted administrative leave with pay for volunteer service

activities, under such terms and limitations as the Executive

Director may establish, in service to veterans or dependents of

veterans in the State of Oklahoma, which activities meet one or more

of the following criteria:

1. The activity is directly related to the Department's

mission;

2. The activity is sponsored or sanctioned by or in partnership

with the Department; or

3. The activity will enhance the development or skills of the

employee in his or her current position.

B. Leave shall be as brief as permitted under the circumstances

and shall not support an activity otherwise prohibited by law while

in a duty status.

C. The Executive Director shall establish guidelines for

approval of administrative leave for volunteer service authorized

hereunder which balances the Department's goals and operations and

ensures that each is conducted efficiently and effectively.