CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

HOUSE BILL 1028

Chapter 71, Laws of 2001

57th Legislature

2001 Regular Session

PUBLIC EMPLOYEES‑‑MILITARY LEAVE

                    EFFECTIVE DATE:  10/1/01

Passed by the House February 22, 2001   Yeas 98   Nays 0 FRANK CHOPP Speaker of the House of Representatives CLYDE BALLARD Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate April 6, 2001   Yeas 44   Nays 0 BRAD OWEN President of the Senate	CERTIFICATE We, Timothy A. Martin and Cynthia Zehnder, Co‑Chief Clerks of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 1028 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth. CYNTHIA ZEHNDER Chief Clerk TIMOTHY A. MARTIN Chief Clerk
Approved April 19, 2001. GARY LOCKE Governor of the State of Washington	FILED April 19, 2001 ‑ 4:32 p.m. Secretary of State State of Washington

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                          HOUSE BILL 1028

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Passed Legislature ‑ 2001 Regular Session

State of Washington      57th Legislature     2001 Regular Session

By Representatives Haigh, D. Schmidt, Romero, Conway, Kenney and Talcott

Read first time 01/11/2001.  Referred to Committee on State Government.

Revising the provision for military leave for public employees.   

    AN ACT Relating to military leave for public employees; amending RCW 38.40.060; and providing an effective date.

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

    Sec. 1.  RCW 38.40.060 and 1991 c 25 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

    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 ((calendar)) 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.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  This act takes effect October 1, 2001.

    Passed the House February 22, 2001.

    Passed the Senate April 6, 2001.

Approved by the Governor April 19, 2001.

    Filed in Office of Secretary of State April 19, 2001.