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H0244.........................................................by STATE AFFAIRS NATIONAL GUARD - Amends existing law to include employees of public school districts in the job protection guarantees for state employees who are members of the National Guard or reservists in the armed forces of the United States during time of active military service. 02/11 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing 02/12 Rpt prt - to St Aff
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO |||| Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session - 2003IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE BILL NO. 244 BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO MILITARY PERSONNEL; AMENDING THE HEADING FOR CHAPTER 2, TITLE 46, 3 IDAHO CODE, TO REFER TO PERSONNEL; AMENDING SECTION 46-216, IDAHO CODE, TO 4 INCLUDE EMPLOYEES OF PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE JOB PROTECTION GUARAN- 5 TEES OF STATE EMPLOYEES DURING TIME OF ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE; AND 6 DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. 7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 8 SECTION 1. That the heading for Chapter 2, Title 46, Idaho Code, be, and 9 the same is hereby amended to read as follows: 10 CHAPTER 2 11 OFFICERS AND ENLISTEDMENPERSONNEL 12 SECTION 2. That Section 46-216, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 13 amended to read as follows: 14 46-216. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FROM REGULAR DUTIES FOR FIELD TRAINING -- EXCEP- 15 TIONS. All officers and employees of the state of Idaho, including public 16 school district employees, who shall be members of the national guard or who 17 shall be reservists in the armed forces of the United States, shall be enti- 18 tled to leave of absence from their respective duties without loss of pay, 19 time, or efficiency rating on all days during which they shall be engaged in 20 field training ordered or authorized under the provisions of the national 21 defense act; provided that this shall not apply to any period of time spent in 22 active service of the United States, except that a period of fifteen (15) days 23 or less in reserve training in any one (1) calendar year shall not be consid- 24 ered time spent in active service of the United States, for the purposes of 25 this act. 26 SECTION 3. An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby 27 declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its 28 passage and approval.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE RS 12829 The purpose of this legislation is to amend Idaho Cod 46-216 providing employees of an Idaho public school district with the same rights as the state of Idaho provides state employees who serve in the National Guard or as a reservist in the armed forces of the United States. This legislation entitles public school employees to a leave of absence to serve up to 15 days of reserve training, ordered or authorized under the provisions of the national defense act, without loss of pay, time, or efficiency rating. FISCAL IMPACT There is no fiscal impact on the General Fund. There may be a fiscal impact to Idaho school districts that have reduced or withheld compensation for employees who serve up to 15 days of reservist training. Contact Name: Rep. Allen Andersen Phone: 332-1130 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 244