SENATE MILITARY AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
with committee amendments
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
The Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee reports favorably and with committee amendments Senate Bill No. 4264.
Under current law, a public employer provides a paid leave of absence for federal active duty to public employees who are members of a Reserve component of the United States military, including the National Guard of other states. Current law requires the employer to provide paid leave for 30 work days per year. Leave after 30 work days is provided without pay.
As amended by the committee, this bill entitles a public employee who is a member of a Reserve component of the United States military, including the National Guard of other states, to 90 work days of paid leave for federal active duty. Leave after 90 work days will be provided without pay.
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS:
The committee amended the bill to make certain technical changes, update the names of certain military organizations, and include the Coast Guard Reserve to the list of military organizations entitled to paid leave of absence for federal active duty.