Title 4 Part 90

For the purposes of this Part:

public employee means any person holding a position by appointment or employment in the service of a public employer.

public employer means:

team means any group leader, coach, official or athlete who comprises the official delegation of the United States to world, Pan-American or Olympic competition.

world level competition means any amateur competition between any athlete or athletes representing the United States and any athlete or athletes representing any foreign country, where the competition is sanctioned by the national governing body of the United States for that sport in which the employee seeking leave under this provision plans to compete.

Pan-American competition means the official Pan-American games, sanctioned by the United States Olympic Committee, in which the United States competes as a national body.

Olympic competition means the official Olympic games, sanctioned by the United States Olympic Committee, in which the United States competes as a national body.

Leave shall be available only for the purpose of preparing for and engaging in the competitions set forth herein, and in no event shall the total of all such leave exceed the period of the official training camp and competition combined plus a reasonable amount of travel time or 90 calendar days a year, whichever is less.

An employee who has been granted leave pursuant to this Part who thereafter is for any reason unable to further participate in the training period or competition covered by such leave, shall be required to immediately notify his or her public employer of such inability and such employee may be required at the election of the public employer to return to and resume the duties of his or her position forthwith, if such employee is physically able to do so; provided however, that employees who have traveled to locations of actual competition shall not be required to return prior to completion of such competition or until the scheduled departure date of the team of which they are a member, whichever is later.

An employee granted leave pursuant to the provisions of this Part shall be paid at the employee's regular pay rate for each week of leave granted in the amount the employee would receive for a standard work week, but shall not be entitled to compensation for any day in camp or competition for which compensation would not ordinarily be paid.

This Part shall not be construed to authorize or require extension of any employment beyond the time at which it would otherwise terminate by operation of law, rule or regulation.