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TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 8000-22980›DIVISION 5. PERSONNEL 18000-22980›PART 2. STATE CIVIL SERVICE 18500-19799›CHAPTER 11. Military Service 19770-19786›ARTICLE 3. Pay and Benefits 19775-19776

§ 19775.1

California Government Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

An employee who is granted a short-term military leave of absence for active military duty, but not for inactive duty, including, but not limited to, scheduled reserve drill periods, and who for a period of not less than one year immediately prior to the effective date of active duty has had continuous state service as defined by rule that is not broken by a permanent separation, or who has had continuous state service immediately prior to the effective date of active duty not broken by a permanent separation and sufficient recognized military service that need not be contiguous to equal one year shall be entitled to receive his or her salary or compensation for the first 30 calendar days of active duty served during the absence.

An employee who is granted emergency military leave under Section 19773, shall receive his or her salary or compensation as a state employee while going to, engaging in, and returning from the duty. The employee shall not receive his or her salary or compensation for more than 30 days each time he or she is granted the emergency military leave.

(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 427, Sec. 85. (AB 1062) Effective January 1, 2014.)

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