Section 19775.16 Of Article 3. Pay And Benefits From California Government Code >> Division 5. >> Title 2. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 11. >> Article 3.
19775.16
. (a) In addition to the benefits provided pursuant to
Sections 19775 and 19775.1, an employee who, as a member of the
California National Guard or a United States military reserve
organization, is called into active duty as a result of the Bosnia
crisis on or after November 21, 1995, shall have the benefits
provided for in subdivision (b).
(b) Any employee to which subdivision (a) applies, while on active
duty, shall, with respect to active duty served on or after November
21, 1995, as a result of the Bosnia crisis, receive from the state,
for a period not to exceed 180 calendar days, as part of his or her
compensation both 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 a
state employee as determined by the Department of Human Resources,
including any merit raises that would otherwise have been granted
during the time the individual was on active duty.
(2) All benefits that he or she would have received had he or she
not been called to active duty unless the benefits are prohibited or
limited by vendor contracts.
(c) Any individual receiving compensation pursuant to subdivision
(b) who does not return to state service within 60 days of being
released from active duty shall have that compensation treated as a
loan payable with interest at the rate earned on the Pooled Money
Investment Account. This subdivision shall not apply to compensation
received pursuant to Section 19775.
(d) This section shall not apply to any active duty served
voluntarily after the close of the Bosnia crisis.
(e) Benefits provided under paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) shall
only be provided to an employee who was not eligible to participate
in the federal Ready Reserve Mobilization Income Insurance Program
(10 U.S.C. Sec. 12521 et seq.) or a successor federal program that,
in the determination of the Director of Human Resources, is
substantively similar to the federal Ready Reserve Mobilization
Income Insurance Program. For an employee eligible to participate in
the federal Ready Reserve Mobilization Income Insurance Program or a
successor program, and whose monthly salary as a state employee was
higher than the sum of his or her military pay and allowances and the
maximum allowable benefit under the federal Ready Reserve
Mobilization Income Insurance Program or a successor program, the
employee shall receive the amount payable under paragraph (1) of
subdivision (b), but that amount shall be reduced by the maximum
allowable benefit under the federal Ready Reserve Mobilization Income
Insurance Program or a successor program. For individuals who
elected the federal Ready Reserve Mobilization Income Insurance
Program, the state shall reimburse for the cost of the insurance
premium for the period of time on active duty, not to exceed 180
calendar days.