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HB1793 Engrossed LRB093 05178 JAM 05238 b
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
5 by changing Section 1 as follows:
6 (5 ILCS 325/1) (from Ch. 129, par. 501)
7 Sec. 1. Leave of absence for military service. Any
8 full-time employee of the State of Illinois, other than an
9 independent contractor, who is a member of any reserve
10 component of the United States Armed Forces or of any reserve
11 component of the Illinois State Militia, shall be granted
12 leave from State employment for any period actively spent in
13 such military service, including:
14 (1) basic training;
15 (2) special or advanced training, whether or not within
16 the State, and whether or not voluntary; and
17 (3) annual training.
18 During such leaves, the employee's seniority and other
19 benefits shall continue to accrue.
20 During leaves for annual training, the employee shall
21 continue to receive his regular compensation as a State
22 employee. During leaves for basic training and up to 60 days
23 of special or advanced training, if such employee's
24 compensation for military activities is less than his
25 compensation as a State employee, he shall receive his
26 regular compensation as a State employee minus the amount of
27 his base pay for military activities.
28 (Source: P.A. 82-679.)