SPP 704–05: Bereavement Leave

To provide eligible employees with salary continuance during periods of absence from work for bereavement

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Regular classified, service professional, and administrative employees

Bereavement leave may be used if an employee must be absent because of the death of a parent, parent-in-law, brother, sister, spouse, child, grandparent, grandchild, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, and any person who was a member of the employee’s established household, as well as a relative of a member of the employee’s established household.

Up to three paid working days will be granted for bereavement leave. Two additional paid working days will be granted to attend or make arrangements for an out-of-state funeral. Employees must be in pay status in order to receive paid bereavement leave.

Bereavement leave is available for use by all eligible employees upon employment. All requests for use of bereavement leave must be approved by the employee’s supervisor. A Request for Leave of Absence form is available.

For the death of a relative not covered under this policy, SPP 701–01, “Sick Leave—General Policy,” provides for the use of up to three days of accrued sick leave for bereavement and two additional days to attend or arrange funeral services out-of-state.

For more information, see SPP 701–01: “Sick Leave—General Policy.”

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