Definitions

The terms used throughout this chapter have the same meaning as in North Dakota Century Code chapter 54-44.3 and section 54-06-36, except: 1. "Family" means an employee's spouse; natural, adoptive, or foster parent, parent-in-law, and stepparent; natural, adoptive, or foster child, and stepchild; spouse of child; natural, adoptive, or foster sibling, sibling-in-law, and stepsibling; natural, adoptive, or foster grandparent, and stepgrandparent; and natural, adoptive, or foster grandchild, and stepgrandchild. 2. "Funeral leave" means an approved absence from work, with pay, of up to twenty-four working hours, provided to an employee to attend or make arrangements for a funeral, memorial, or burial service, including travel to and from the funeral or other service, or to address financial or legal matters that arise as a result of a death in the employee's family. 3. "Honor guard" means an individual with an essential ceremonial role in the funeral service of a veteran. 4. "Honor guard leave" means the approved absence from work, with pay, for up to twenty-four working hours per calendar year for an employee to participate in an honor guard for a funeral service of a veteran. 5. "Individual with an essential ceremonial role" performing as part of the official funeral service of a veteran is a member of the flagbearers, a member of the flag-folding team, a member of the firing party, the bugler, or the honor guard captain.