SB 235 — AN ACT CONCERNING MILITARY LEAVE PROVISIONS UNDER THE STATE PERSONNEL ACT.

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MARX of the 20th Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the Senate, that the bill ought to pass.

AN ACT CONCERNING MILITARY LEAVE PROVISIONS UNDER THE STATE PERSONNEL ACT.

SubsectionSection (c) of section 5-248 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024):

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NoneA Municipalclassified Impact:employee with at least five years of state service appointed to an unclassified position may be granted a leave of absence without pay from the classified service by the Commissioner of Administrative Services for such length of time as [he or she] such classified employee shall hold such appointive position, except that no such leave of absence shall exceed two consecutive years unless such classified employee requests and is granted a renewal of such leave of absence by the commissioner.

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157 OLR Bill Analysis SB 235 AN ACT CONCERNING MILITARY LEAVE PROVISIONS UNDER THE STATE PERSONNEL ACT.

SUMMARY This bill updates obsolete military terminology in the State Personnel Act.

It also clarifies the maximum paid leave of absence that full-time, permanent state employees who serve in the state armed forces (e.g., Connecticut National Guard) or federal reserves may take each year without using their vacation time.

The bill allows them to take up to 15 days (rather than three calendar weeks) per year to perform ordered military training (rather than to undergo required field training).

EFFECTIVE DATE:

July 1, 2024 COMMITTEE ACTION Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee Joint Favorable Yea 20 Nay 0 (03/14/2024) SB235 / File No.

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