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Full Text of HB6118  93rd General Assembly

HB6118 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY


 


 
93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB6118

 

Introduced 2/6/2004, by Tom Cross

 

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

 

 

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1 to active duty shall continue during the period of active duty
2 to receive his or her benefits and regular compensation as a
3 State employee, minus an amount equal to his or her military
4 active duty base pay. The Department of Central Management
5 Services and the State Comptroller shall coordinate in the
6 development of procedures for the implementation of this
7 Section.
8 (Source: P.A. 93-409, eff. 8-4-03; 93-537, eff. 1-1-04; revised
9 9-11-03.)