PRINTER'S NO. 1228
No. 1069 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY BELFANTI, VEON, DeWEESE, ARMSTRONG, BARRAR, BEBKO- JONES, BELARDI, YOUNGBLOOD, BIANCUCCI, BISHOP, BLACKWELL, BLAUM, BUNT, CALTAGIRONE, COHEN, CURRY, DeLUCA, EACHUS, FRANKEL, GEIST, GERGELY, GOODMAN, GRUITZA, HARHAI, JAMES, KENNEY, LEDERER, YEWCIC, McCALL, MELIO, PALLONE, PISTELLA, RAMALEY, READSHAW, BROWNE, BUXTON, CAPPELLI, COSTA, DALEY, DERMODY, FABRIZIO, FREEMAN, GEORGE, GINGRICH, GRUCELA, HANNA, HASAY, JOSEPHS, KOTIK, LEVDANSKY, MARKOSEK, McGEEHAN, MUNDY, PHILLIPS, PRESTON, RAYMOND, ROONEY, WASHINGTON, SCAVELLO, SHAPIRO, STABACK, STURLA, YUDICHAK, THOMAS, WALKO, SAYLOR, SHANER, SOLOBAY, STETLER, SURRA, E. Z. TAYLOR, WANSACZ, WOJNAROSKI AND SAINATO, MARCH 23, 2005
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 23, 2005
AN ACT 1 Amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania 2 Consolidated Statutes, further providing for leaves of 3 absence for certain government employees. 4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 5 hereby enacts as follows: 6 Section 1. Section 4102 of Title 51 of the Pennsylvania 7 Consolidated Statutes is amended to read: 8 § 4102. Leaves of absence for certain government employees. 9 (a) Mandatory.-- 10 (1) All officers and employees of [the Commonwealth, or 11 its] instrumentalities of the Commonwealth, or any political 12 subdivision [thereof] of the Commonwealth, or its 13 instrumentalities, who are members of the Pennsylvania
1 National Guard, shall be entitled to leave of absence from 2 their respective duties without loss of pay, time or 3 efficiency rating on all days during which they shall, as 4 members of the Pennsylvania National Guard, be engaged in 5 active State duty. All such officers and employees shall, in 6 addition, be entitled to leave of absence from their 7 respective duties without loss of pay, time or efficiency 8 rating on all days not exceeding 15 days in any one year 9 during which they shall, as members of the Pennsylvania 10 National Guard, be engaged in training or other military duty 11 under orders authorized by Federal or State law. All such 12 officers and employees shall, in addition, be entitled to 13 unpaid leave of absence from their respective duties without 14 loss of seniority or efficiency rating on all days in excess 15 of 15 days per year during which they shall be engaged in 16 training or other military duty under orders authorized by 17 Federal or State law. 18 (2) All officers and employees of the Commonwealth or 19 its instrumentalities who are members of the Pennsylvania 20 National Guard shall be entitled to leave of absence from 21 their respective duties without loss of pay, time or 22 efficiency rating on all days during which they shall, as 23 members of the Pennsylvania National Guard, be engaged in 24 active State duty. All such officers and employees shall, in 25 addition, be entitled to leave of absence from their 26 respective duties without loss of pay, time or efficiency 27 rating on all days not exceeding 30 days in any one year 28 during which they shall, as members of the Pennsylvania 29 National Guard, be engaged in training or other military duty 30 under orders authorized by Federal or State law. All such 20050H1069B1228 - 2 -
1 officers and employees shall, in addition, be entitled to 2 unpaid leave of absence from their respective duties without 3 loss of seniority or efficiency rating on all days in excess 4 of 30 days per year during which they shall be engaged in 5 training or other military duty under orders authorized by 6 Federal or State law. 7 (b) Discretionary.--The Commonwealth, its instrumentalities 8 and political subdivisions thereof and their instrumentalities 9 shall be authorized and permitted to provide paid military leave 10 or other compensation and/or continue medical and other benefits 11 to members of the Pennsylvania National Guard and other reserve 12 components of the United States Armed Forces for days in excess 13 of [15 per year] those provided in subsection (a) when the 14 member shall be engaged in training or other military duty under 15 orders authorized by Federal or State law. 16 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. B3L51BIL/20050H1069B1228 - 3 -