2009 Iowa Code
Title 2 - Elections and Official Duties
Subtitle 1 - Elections
CHAPTER 55 - LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR CANDIDACY AND PUBLIC SERVICE
55.2 - LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY SERVICE.

        55.2  LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY
      SERVICE.
         All officers and employees of the state, other than employees
      employed temporarily for six months or less or those employees
      considered essential personnel, who are volunteer fire fighters or
      emergency medical service personnel shall be entitled to a leave of
      absence from such civil employment for the period of an emergency
      response without loss of status or efficiency rating, and without
      loss of pay during such leave of absence.  Such leave of absence
      shall in no way affect the employee's rights to action, sick leave,
      bonus, or other employment benefits relating to the employee's
      particular employment.  

         2000 Acts, ch 1117, §3