HF 2146 (LSB 5197YH (2) 91)

HOUSE FILE 2146

BY  GEARHART

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to leaves of absence from civil public employment for members of the military.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 29A.28, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 2026, 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 This section shall also apply applies 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 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.  Each workday, regardless of the number of hours in the workday, for which a civil employee takes a leave of absence under this section shall count as one day for purposes of calculating the thirty days of paid leave provided under this section.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   Under current law, an officer or employee of the state, a subdivision of the state, or a municipality is entitled to a leave of absence for state active duty, national guard duty, federal active duty, or civil air patrol duty without loss of status or efficiency rating, and without loss of pay during the first 30 days. This bill specifies that each workday, regardless of the number of hours in the workday, for which a civil employee takes a leave of absence shall count as one day for purposes of calculating the 30 days of paid leave.