Civil Air Patrol; leave for volunteer members.
Summary
Requires state and private employers to allow officers or employees who are volunteer members of the Civil Air Patrol to take leaves of absence from their respective duties without loss of seniority, accrued leave, benefits, or efficiency rating on all days during which such officer or employee is (i) engaged in training for emergency missions with the Civil Air Patrol, not to exceed 10 workdays per federal fiscal year, or (ii) responding to an emergency mission as a Civil Air Patrol volunteer, not to exceed 30 workdays per federal fiscal year. The bill requires any officer or employee requesting leave to provide certification that the officer or employee has been authorized by the United States Air Force, the Governor, or a department, division, agency, or political subdivision of the state to respond to or train for an emergency mission and verification from the Civil Air Patrol of the emergency need of the officer's or employee's volunteer service. The bill allows employers to treat such leaves of absence as unpaid leave but prohibits employers from requiring an officer or employee to exhaust any other leave to which he is entitled prior to such leaves of absence.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
Signed into Law
Mar 2018
Introduced Jan 19, 2018
Signed Mar 9, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
3
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Mar 9, 2018
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 277 (effective 7/1/18)
executive
Feb 14, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
legislature
Feb 13, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 12, 2018
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB1527E
legislature
Feb 12, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
legislature
Feb 7, 2018
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Public Safety
legislature
Feb 6, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
legislature
Jan 24, 2018
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #1
legislature
Jan 19, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
legislature
Jan 19, 2018
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 18104766D
legislature
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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