Policy Text
Kern County Sheriff’s Office
Policies and Procedures
TITLE:
TRAINING-SICK LEAVE
NO: M-300
APPROVED: Donny Youngblood, Sheriff-Coroner
EFFECTIVE:
August 15, 1991
REVIEWED:
03/09/2018
REVISED:
04/01/1996
UPDATED:
03/09/2018
M-300-1
POLICY
An assignment to attend a training function is a recognized duty assignment and personnel will
not absent themselves from such an assignment without authorization from the Training Section.
Emergencies may arise which prevent personnel from attending a training assignment, such as
sick leave. Personnel assigned to a training function may request sick leave pursuant to the
following procedure. This policy and procedure applies to all training functions, i.e.; in town
and out of town courses, range, etc. Failure to comply with the duties listed in this section may
result in disciplinary action.
PROCEDURE A. SICK LEAVE REQUEST
In all cases in which a member of the Sheriff’s Office is assigned to attend a training fun