SF 329 (LSB 2324XS (2) 90)

SENATE FILE 329

BY  DAWSON

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to leaves of absences for civil employees performing state active duty, national guard duty, federal active duty, civil air patrol duty, or national disaster medical system duty.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 29A.28, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows:
   b.  Where state active duty, national guard duty, federal active duty, or civil air patrol duty is for a period of less than thirty days, a leave of absence under this section shall only be required for those days that the civil employee would normally perform services for the state, subdivision of the state, or a municipality. The provisions of this section shall also apply to a leave of absence by a member of the national disaster medical system of the United States when activated for federal service with the system. If the workday for a civil employee encompasses more than one calendar day a continuous period of up to twenty-four consecutive hours, regardless of whether the workday extends into one or two calendar days, the civil employee shall only be required to take a leave of absence for one day for that workday if a leave of absence is required under this paragraph.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill allows a civil employee of the state to only take one day of required leave if the civil employee is absent due to state active duty, national guard duty, federal active duty, civil air patrol duty, or national disaster medical system duty, the employee is absent for a period of less than 30 days, and the workday for the employee encompasses a continuous period of up to 24 consecutive hours, regardless of whether the workday extends into one or two calendar days. Under current law, a civil employee may take a single day of required absence for one workday regardless of how many calendar days the workday actually encompasses.