Public Act 0346 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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Public Act 096-0346 |
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LRB096 06377 JAM 16461 b |
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AN ACT concerning government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Military Leave of Absence Act is amended by |
changing Section 1 as follows:
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(5 ILCS 325/1) (from Ch. 129, par. 501)
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Sec. 1. Leave of absence.
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(a) Any full-time employee of the State of Illinois, a unit |
of local
government, or a school district, other than an |
independent
contractor, who is a member of any reserve
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component of the United States Armed Forces or of any reserve |
component
of the Illinois State Militia, shall be granted leave |
from his or her
public employment
for any period actively spent |
in military
service, including:
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(1) basic training;
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(2) special or advanced training, whether or not within |
the State, and
whether or not voluntary; and
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(3) annual training; and .
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(4) any other training or duty required by the United |
States Armed Forces. |
During these leaves, the employee's seniority
and other |
benefits shall continue
to accrue.
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During leaves for annual training, the employee shall |
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continue to receive
his or her regular compensation as a public |
employee.
During leaves for basic training, for and up to 60 |
days of special or advanced
training, and for any other |
training or duty required by the United States Armed Forces, if |
the employee's compensation for military activities
is less
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than his or her compensation as a public employee, he or
she |
shall receive his or her regular
compensation as a public |
employee minus the amount of his or
her base pay for military
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activities.
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(b) Any full-time employee of the State of Illinois, other |
than an
independent contractor, who is a member of the Illinois |
National Guard or a
reserve component of the United States |
Armed Forces or the Illinois State
Militia and who is mobilized |
to active duty shall continue during the period of
active duty |
to receive his or her benefits and regular compensation as a |
State
employee, minus an amount equal to his or her military |
active duty base pay.
The
Department of Central Management |
Services and the State
Comptroller shall coordinate in the |
development of procedures for the
implementation of this |
Section.
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(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
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