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                          HOUSE BILL 2954

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State of Washington      57th Legislature     2002 Regular Session

By Representative Cairnes

Read first time 02/12/2002.  Referred to Committee on State Government.

Authorizing extended military leave for certain public employees.

    AN ACT Relating to military leaves of absence for certain public sector military reservists and national guard members; and amending RCW 38.40.060.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

    Sec. 1.  RCW 38.40.060 and 2001 c 71 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) Every officer and employee of the state or of any county, city, or other political subdivision thereof who is a member of the Washington national guard or of the army, navy, air force, coast guard, or marine corps reserve of the United States, or of any organized reserve or armed forces of the United States shall be entitled to and shall be granted military leave of absence from such employment for a period not exceeding fifteen days during each year beginning October 1st and ending the following September 30th.  Such leave shall be granted in order that the person may report for active duty, when called, or take part in active training duty in such manner and at such time as he or she may be ordered to active duty or active training duty.  Such military leave of absence shall be in addition to any vacation or sick leave to which the officer or employee might otherwise be entitled, and shall not involve any loss of efficiency rating, privileges, or pay.  During the period of military leave, the officer or employee shall receive from the state, or the county, city, or other political subdivision, his or her normal pay.

(2) Every officer and employee of the state or of any county, city, or other political subdivision thereof who is a member of the Washington national guard or of the army, navy, air force, coast guard, or marine corps reserve of the United States, or of any organized reserve or armed forces of the United States is entitled to and shall be granted military leave of absence from their employment for a period not exceeding two years subject to a mobilization under Title 10 of the United States Code.  This leave shall be granted in order that the person may report for active duty.  This military leave of absence is in addition to any vacation or sick leave to which the officer or employee might otherwise be entitled, and shall not involve any loss of efficiency rating, privileges, or pay.  During the period of military leave, the officer or employee shall receive his or her normal pay from the state, or the county, city, or other political subdivision, after deduction of military pay.  The office of financial management shall adopt rules necessary to implement this subsection.

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