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Full Text of SB0337  96th General Assembly

SB0337ham001 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Counties & Townships Committee

Adopted in House Comm. on May 21, 2009

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 337

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 337 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
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.
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

 

 

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1     the State, and whether or not voluntary; and
2         (3) annual training; and .
3         (4) any other training or duty required by the United
4     States Armed Forces.
5     During these leaves, the employee's seniority and other
6 benefits shall continue to accrue.
7     During leaves for annual training, the employee shall
8 continue to receive his or her regular compensation as a public
9 employee. During leaves for basic training, for and up to 60
10 days of special or advanced training, and for any other
11 training or duty required by the United States Armed Forces, if
12 the employee's compensation for military activities is less
13 than his or her compensation as a public employee, he or she
14 shall receive his or her regular compensation as a public
15 employee minus the amount of his or her base pay for military
16 activities.
17     (b) Any full-time employee of the State of Illinois, other
18 than an independent contractor, who is a member of the Illinois
19 National Guard or a reserve component of the United States
20 Armed Forces or the Illinois State Militia and who is mobilized
21 to active duty shall continue during the period of active duty
22 to receive his or her benefits and regular compensation as a
23 State employee, minus an amount equal to his or her military
24 active duty base pay. The Department of Central Management
25 Services and the State Comptroller shall coordinate in the
26 development of procedures for the implementation of this

 

 

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1 Section.
2 (Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)".