General Assembly Raised Bill No. 835
January Session, 2013 LCO No. 2709
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Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS
Introduced by:
(VA)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 835
January Session, 2013
LCO No. 2709
*02709_______VA_*
Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS
Introduced by:
(VA)
AN ACT CONCERNING MILITARY LEAVE FROM EMPLOYMENT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 27-33a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2013):
(a) For purposes of this section, "armed forces of the United States" has the same meaning as "armed forces" in section 27-103; and "armed forces of the state" means the organized militia, the National Guard, and the naval militia and marine corps branch of the naval militia, as described in section 27-2.
(b) The employer of any employee who, as a part of such employee's [military] service [, is required to attend military reserve or National Guard] in the armed forces of the state or any reserve component of the armed forces of the United States, is ordered to perform military duty, including meetings or drills, during regular working hours shall allow such employee leave of absence for such purpose. No such employee shall be subjected by any person, directly or indirectly, to any loss or reduction of vacation or holiday privileges by reason of such absence, or be prejudiced by reason of such absence with reference to promotion or continuance in office or employment, or to reappointment to office or reemployment.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2013 27-33a
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
October 1, 2013
27-33a
Statement of Purpose:
To ensure that, in addition to any member of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States and any member of the National Guard, any member of the armed forces of the state is permitted to take a leave of absence from work to attend ordered military duty such as drills and meetings without being subjected to adverse employment repercussions.
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