1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to military affairs; redefining the time 
  1.3             period for which public employees must be reimbursed 
  1.4             by employers while on military duty; amending 
  1.5             Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 192.26, subdivision 1.
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 192.26, 
  1.8   subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
  1.9      Subdivision 1.  Subject to the conditions hereinafter 
  1.10  prescribed, any officer or employee of the state or of any 
  1.11  political subdivision, municipal corporation, or other public 
  1.12  agency of the state who shall be a member of the national guard, 
  1.13  or any other component of the militia of the state now or 
  1.14  hereafter organized or constituted under state or federal law, 
  1.15  or who shall be a member of the officers' reserve corps, the 
  1.16  enlisted reserve corps, the naval reserve, the marine corps 
  1.17  reserve, or any other reserve component of the military or naval 
  1.18  forces of the United States now or hereafter organized or 
  1.19  constituted under federal law, shall be entitled to leave of 
  1.20  absence from the public office or employment without loss of 
  1.21  pay, seniority status, efficiency rating, vacation, sick leave, 
  1.22  or other benefits for all the time when engaged with such 
  1.23  organization or component in training or active service ordered 
  1.24  or authorized by proper authority pursuant to law, whether for 
  1.25  state or federal purposes, but not exceeding a total of 15 
  2.1   days or 120 hours, whichever is less, in any calendar year.  
  2.2   Such leave shall be allowed only in case the required military 
  2.3   or naval service is satisfactorily performed, which shall be 
  2.4   presumed unless the contrary is established.  Such leave shall 
  2.5   not be allowed unless the officer or employee (1) returns to the 
  2.6   public position immediately on being relieved from such military 
  2.7   or naval service and not later than the expiration of the time 
  2.8   herein limited for such leave, or (2) is prevented from so 
  2.9   returning by physical or mental disability or other cause not 
  2.10  due to the officer's or employee's own fault, or (3) is required 
  2.11  by proper authority to continue in such military or naval 
  2.12  service beyond the time herein limited for such leave.