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                                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 407

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1987 Regular Session

By Representatives Meyers, Sayan, Madsen, Grant and Heavey

Read first time 1/28/87 and referred to Committee on State Government.

AN ACT Relating to military leave of absence; and amending RCW 38.40.060.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 1, chapter 113, Laws of 1939 as amended by section 1, chapter 236, Laws of 1957 and RCW 38.40.060 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 working days during each calendar year.  Such leave shall be granted in order that the person may take part in active training duty in such manner and at such time as he may be ordered to 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 normal pay.