Approved program required for sabbatical leave

Sabbatical leave may be granted only upon the presentation and approval by the state department of education [public education department] of a full program of study or travel related to the certified employee's duties and showing direct benefit to the instructional program. History: 1953 Comp., § 77-8-22, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 116, § 3; 1975, ch. 306, § 18; 1978 Comp., § 22-10-24, recompiled as § 22-10A-36 by Laws 2003, ch. 153, § 72.