California Assembly Bill AB1936 Introduced / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 1936INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Knight FEBRUARY 22, 2012 An act to amend Section 19775.1 of the Government Code, relating to state employment. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1936, as introduced, Knight. State employment: military service: inactive duty. Existing law requires that a civil service employee who is granted short-term military leave of absence for active military duty receive his or her salary or compensation for the first 30 days of active duty during the absence, if specified conditions are met. This bill would additionally require that a civil service employee who is granted short-term military leave of absence for inactive duty receive his or her salary or compensation for the first 30 days of inactive duty during his or her absence, if specified conditions are met. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 19775.1 of the Government Code is amended to read: 19775.1. An employee who is granted a short-term military leave of absence for active military duty  , but not   and  for inactive duty, including, but not limited to, scheduled reserve drill periods, and who for a period of not less than one year immediately prior to the effective date of active duty  or start date of inactive duty  has had continuous state service as defined by Department of Personnel Administration rule that is not broken by a permanent separation, or who has had continuous state service immediately prior to the effective date of active duty  or start date of inactive duty  not broken by a permanent separation and sufficient recognized military service that need not be contiguous to equal one year  ,  shall be entitled to receive his or her salary or compensation for the first 30 calendar days of active duty  or inactive duty  served during the absence. An employee who is granted emergency military leave under Section 19773, shall receive his or her salary or compensation as a state employee while going to, engaging in, and returning from the duty. The employee shall not receive his or her salary or compensation for more than 30 days each time he or she is granted the emergency military leave.