What will happen if institutions actually close due to a pandemic emergency?
Officials at each institution and at the University System level have been monitoring the current pandemic flu situation. Each institutional president has the authority and discretion to make a decision to close a campus in an emergency situation and to place employees on paid or unpaid leave. Therefore, should the president find a need to close an institution impacted by the pandemic flu, he or she would determine at that time whether the leave by employees will be with or without pay. Leave without pay will be determined by budgetary considerations. Essential personnel may be required to work during the period of an institutional closing to provide essential services. Each campus is expected to identify essential services that would be required during a closing and the essential personnel necessary to provide those services.
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