{"data":{"id":"us-me/5-m.r.s.-19-b","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"5 M.R.S. §19-B","heading":"State employee participation in disaster relief","body":"In order to participate in specialized disaster relief services for the American Red Cross, a state employee who is a certified disaster service volunteer of the American Red Cross, upon the request of the American Red Cross and with the approval of the employee's appointing authority, may:\n1.  Paid leave.  Be granted a leave not to exceed 15 days in each year without loss of pay, vacation time, sick leave or earned overtime accumulation;\n2.  Use of compensated time off.  Be granted a leave using that employee's compensated time off, with the consent of the employee; or\n3.  Combination.  Be granted a leave using a combination of paid leave and compensated time off authorized in subsections 1 and 2.\nThis section applies only to relief services related to a disaster declared by the governor of a state or territory or by the President of the United States.","path":["TITLE 5: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES","PART 1: STATE DEPARTMENTS","CHAPTER 1: STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES GENERALLY","SUBCHAPTER 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/5/title5sec19-B.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:22Z","sha256":"15a12189d8c33c528efe48e847c38116beabdb8a61c446fa0d2ed68d72d9142b","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/5-m.r.s.-19-a","next":"us-me/5-m.r.s.-20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}