Key provisions for COVID-19 Booster Leave Incentive

The following is a listing of key policy provisions and processes regarding the COVID Booster Leave Incentive Policy.

COVID-19 Booster Leave Form 

Who is eligible

• Receiving a booster shot is entirely voluntary; employees are not required to participate in this program;
• Eight hours of paid leave is available to employees (SHRA and EHRA non-faculty staff and leave-earning faculty) who receive their COVID-19 booster shot on or before August 31, 2022;
• Probationary, time-limited, and permanent employees are eligible for this leave; however, temporary employees are not eligible;
• The leave is prorated for part-time employees;
• New employees hired after the date of implementation of this policy are also eligible so long as they meet all other requirements;

About the booster shot

• The leave is available only for the first booster shot received (2nd booster shots are not eligible);
• The employee could have received the booster shot prior to the implementation of this policy;

Approval and timing

• Consistent with other types of leave, supervisory approval is needed before employees may use the leave;
• This leave is not paid out upon separation;
• This leave is not transferable to another state agency/university; and
• The leave will expire as of March 31, 2023, and will not be paid out.
   

Please note that the FAQ refers to a testing requirement that is specific to state cabinet agencies; the chancellors have the discretion to determine the needs for COVID-19 employee testing at their institutions.