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HOUSE BILL 1028
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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.
_1 AN ACT Relating to military leave for public employees;
_2 amending RCW 38.40.060; and providing an effective date.
_3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
_4 Sec. 1. RCW 38.40.060 and 1991 c 25 s 1 are each amended to read
_5 as follows:
_6 Every officer and employee of the state or of any county, city,
_7 or other political subdivision thereof who is a member of the
_8 Washington national guard or of the army, navy, air force, coast
_9 guard, or marine corps reserve of the United States, or of any
10 organized reserve or armed forces of the United States shall be
11 entitled to and shall be granted military leave of absence from
12 such employment for a period not exceeding fifteen days during
13 each ((calendar)) year beginning October 1st and
ending the
14 following September 30th. Such leave shall be granted in order that
15 the person may report for active duty, when called, or take part
16 in active training duty in such manner and at such time as he or
17 she may be ordered to active duty or active training duty. Such
18 military leave of absence shall be in addition to any vacation or
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_1 sick leave to which the officer or employee might otherwise be
_2 entitled, and shall not involve any loss of efficiency rating,
_3 privileges, or pay. During the period of military leave, the
_4 officer or employee shall receive from the state, or the county,
_5 city, or other political subdivision, his or her normal pay.
_6 NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. This act takes effect October 1, 2001.
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