H. B. 2932
(By Delegate Harrison (By Request))
[Introduced February 26, 1999; referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs then Finance.]
A BILL to amend and reenact section one, article one-f, chapter
fifteen of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine
hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to increasing leave
of absence, without loss of pay, for public officials and
employees who are members of the national guard or any
military reserve unit of the United States armed services.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section one, article one-f, chapter fifteen of the code
of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as
amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 1F. PRIVILEGES AND PROHIBITIONS.
§15-1F-1. Leave of absence for public officials and employees
for drills, parades, active duty, etc.
All officers and employees of the state, or subdivisions or
municipalities thereof, who shall be are members of the national guard or any military reserve unit of the United States armed
services, shall be are entitled to leave of absence from their
respective offices or employments without loss of pay, status or
efficiency rating, on the days during which they shall be are
engaged in drills, parades or other duty, during business hours
ordered by proper authority, or for field training or active
service of the state, for a maximum period of thirty forty-five
working days in any one calendar year: Provided,
That effective
the second day of August, one thousand nine hundred ninety, all
officers and employees of the state, or subdivisions or
municipalities thereof, who are ordered or called to active duty
by the President of the United States shall be are entitled to an
additional leave of absence from their respective offices or
employments without loss of pay, status or efficiency rating for
a maximum period of thirty forty-five working days. The term
"without loss of pay" means that the officer or employee shall
continue to receive his or her normal salary or compensation,
notwithstanding the fact that such officer or employee may have
received other compensation from federal or state sources during
the same period.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to increase from 30 days
to 45 days the maximum period for leave of absence for public
officials and employees who are members of the national guard or
any military reserve unit of the United States armed services without loss of pay, status or efficiency ratings.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken
from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language
that would be added.