BILL NUMBER: AB 1523	CHAPTERED  08/30/05

	CHAPTER  151
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  AUGUST 30, 2005
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  AUGUST 30, 2005
	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 15, 2005
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  MAY 5, 2005

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Blakeslee

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2005

   An act to amend Section 19771 of the Government Code, relating to
public employment.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1523, Blakeslee  State employment: military leave of absence.
   Existing law requires, upon presentation of a copy of orders for
active duty in the Armed Forces, the National Guard, or the Naval
Militia, the appointing power to grant a military leave of absence
for the period of active duty specified in the orders, but not to
exceed 4 years for a permanent, probationary, or exempt employee, or
for the remainder of a limited-term employee's appointment or a
temporary employee's appointment.
   This bill would require the appointing power to grant a military
leave of absence for the period of active duty specified in the
orders, not to exceed 5 years.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 19771 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   19771.  (a) Upon presentation of a copy of orders for active duty
in the Armed Forces, the National Guard, or the Naval Militia, the
appointing power shall grant a military leave of absence for the
period of active duty specified in the orders, but not to exceed five
years for a permanent, probationary, or exempt employee, or for the
remainder of a limited-term employee's appointment or a temporary
employee's appointment.
   (b) If the provisions of this section are in conflict with the
provisions of a memorandum of understanding reached pursuant to
Section 3517.5, the memorandum of understanding shall be controlling
without further legislative action, except that if the provisions of
a memorandum of understanding require the expenditure of funds, the
provisions may not become effective unless approved by the
Legislature in the annual Budget Act.