Section 44018 Of Article 1. General Provisions From California Education Code >> Division 3. >> Title 2. >> Part 25. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 1.
44018
. (a) In addition to the benefits provided pursuant to
Sections 395.01 and 395.02 of the Military and Veterans Code, any
employee of a school district who, as a member of the California
National Guard or a United States Military Reserve organization, is
called into active military duty, may receive, on approval of the
governing board of the school district, the benefits provided for in
subdivision (b).
(b) Any employee to which subdivision (a) applies, while on active
duty, may receive from the school employer, for a period not to
exceed 180 calendar days, as part of his or her compensation, all of
the following:
(1) The difference between the amount of his or her military pay
and allowances and the amount the employee would have received as an
employee, including any merit raises that would otherwise have been
granted during the time the individual was on active military duty.
(2) All benefits that he or she would have received had he or she
not been called to active military duty unless the benefits are
prohibited or limited by vendor contracts.
(c) The credential of a certificated employee may not become
invalid for failure to renew while the employee, as a member of the
California National Guard or a United States Military Reserve
organization, is on active military duty. A certificated employee
shall have a period of 120 days after the end of his or her active
military duty to renew the credential.