Section 21002 Of Article 4. Absences From Employment From California Government Code >> Division 5. >> Title 2. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 11. >> Article 4.
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. A member who returns to active state service following an
employer-approved leave of absence because of his or her serious
illness or injury may elect to receive service credit for that period
of uncompensated absence at any time prior to retirement by making
contributions as specified in Sections 21050 and 21052. The purchase
of additional service credit pursuant to this section shall not
reduce the amount of service credit that the member is eligible to
purchase pursuant to this chapter. A member may purchase service
credit pursuant to this section for a leave of absence that occurred
either before or after the effective date of these provisions.