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.)