§ 4-15-10-8 — Civil air patrol emergency service operations

(a) For purposes of this section, "civil air
patrol" refers to the Indiana wing of the civil air patrol.
(b) For purposes of this section, "emergency service operation"
includes the following operations of the civil air patrol:
(1) Search and rescue missions designated by the Air Force
Rescue Coordination Center.
(2) Disaster relief, when requested by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency or the department of homeland security
established by IC 10-19-2-1.
(3) Humanitarian services, when requested by the Federal
Emergency Management Agency or the department of homeland
security established by IC 10-19-2-1.
(4) United States Air Force support designated by the First Air
Force, North American Aerospace Defense Command.
(c) An employee may not be disciplined for absence from work if:
(1) the employee is a member of the civil air patrol;
(2) the employee has notified the employee's immediate
supervisor in writing that the employee is a member of the civil
air patrol;
(3) in the event that the employee has already reported for work
on the day of the emergency service operation, the employee
secures authorization from the employee's supervisor to leave the
employee's duty station before leaving to engage in the emergency
service operation; and
(4) the employee presents a written statement to the employee's
immediate supervisor from the commander or other officer in
charge of the civil air patrol indicating that the employee was
engaged in an emergency service operation at the time of the
employee's absence from work.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.10-2007, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.1-2009, SEC.10.