96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB1385

 

Introduced 02/18/09, by Rep. Michael J. Madigan - Barbara Flynn Currie - Jim Watson

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
5 ILCS 325/1  from Ch. 129, par. 501

    Amends the Military Leave of Absence Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a State employee's leave of absence for active military service.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Military Leave of Absence Act is amended by
5changing Section 1 as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 325/1)  (from Ch. 129, par. 501)
7    Sec. 1. Leave of absence.
8    (a) Any full-time employee of the the State of Illinois, a
9unit of local government, or a school district, other than an
10independent contractor, who is a member of any reserve
11component of the United States Armed Forces or of any reserve
12component of the Illinois State Militia, shall be granted leave
13from his or her public employment for any period actively spent
14in military service, including:
15        (1) basic training;
16        (2) special or advanced training, whether or not within
17    the State, and whether or not voluntary; and
18        (3) annual training.
19    During these leaves, the employee's seniority and other
20benefits shall continue to accrue.
21    During leaves for annual training, the employee shall
22continue to receive his or her regular compensation as a public
23employee. During leaves for basic training and up to 60 days of

 

 

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1special or advanced training, if the employee's compensation
2for military activities is less than his or her compensation as
3a public employee, he or she shall receive his or her regular
4compensation as a public employee minus the amount of his or
5her base pay for military activities.
6    (b) Any full-time employee of the State of Illinois, other
7than an independent contractor, who is a member of the Illinois
8National Guard or a reserve component of the United States
9Armed Forces or the Illinois State Militia and who is mobilized
10to active duty shall continue during the period of active duty
11to receive his or her benefits and regular compensation as a
12State employee, minus an amount equal to his or her military
13active duty base pay. The Department of Central Management
14Services and the State Comptroller shall coordinate in the
15development of procedures for the implementation of this
16Section.
17(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)