Wounded Warriors Transitional Leave. In addition to any other entitlement for sick leave with pay, a state officer or employee hired on or after January 1, 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at 30 percent or more by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs shall be entitled to additional credit for sick leave with pay of up to 96 hours for the purpose of undergoing medical treatment, including mental health treatment, for his or her service- connected disability. Credit for sick leave granted under this paragraph shall be credited to a qualifying officer or employee on the first day of employment and shall remain available for use for the following 12 months of employment. Xxxx leave credited pursuant to this subdivision that is not used during the 12-month period shall not be carried over and shall be forfeited. Submission of satisfactory proof that sick leave granted under this paragraph is used for treatment of a service-connected disability may be required pursuant to rules adopted by the department. In addition to any other entitlement for sick leave with pay, a state officer or employee who serves as a member of the National Guard or federal military reserve force who is called up to active service and as a result sustains a service-connected disability rated at 30 percent or more by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs shall be entitled to additional credit for sick leave with pay up to 96 hours for the purpose of undergoing medical treatment, including mental health treatment, for his or her service- connected disability. Credit for sick leave granted under this paragraph shall be credited to a qualifying officer or employee on the effective date of the employee’s disability rating decision from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or on the first day that the qualifying employee begins, or returns to, employment after active duty whichever is later, and shall remain available for use for the following 12 months of employment. Xxxx leave credited pursuant to this paragraph that is not used during the 12-month period shall not be carried over and shall be forfeited. Submission of satisfactory proof that sick leave granted under this paragraph is used for treatment of a service-connected disability may be required pursuant to rules adopted by the department.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Wounded Warriors Transitional Leave. In accordance with the Wounded Warriors Transitional Leave Act, Government Code section 19859, in addition to any other entitlement for sick leave with payArticle 9.3 (Sick Leave), a state officer or an employee may be provided Wounded Warriors Transitional Leave as follows:
A. An employee hired on or after January 1, 2016, who is a military veteran with a military service-connected disability rated at 30 percent or more by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs shall be entitled to additional credit for sick leave with pay of up to 96 hours for the purpose of undergoing medical treatment, including mental health treatment, treatment for his or her service- military service-connected disability. Credit for sick leave granted under this paragraph subdivision shall be credited to a qualifying officer or employee on the first day of employment and shall remain available for use for the following 12 months of employment. Xxxx leave credited pursuant to this subdivision that is not used during the 12-month period shall not be carried over and shall be forfeited. Submission of satisfactory proof that sick leave granted under this paragraph subdivision is used for treatment of a military service-connected disability may be required pursuant to rules adopted by the department. In addition to any other entitlement for sick leave with pay, a required.
B. A state officer or employee who serves as a member of the National Guard or the federal military reserve force who is called up to active service and as a result sustains a service-connected disability rated at 30 percent or more by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs shall Shall be entitled to additional credit for sick leave with pay of up to 96 hours for the purpose of undergoing medical treatment, including mental health treatment, treatment for his or her service- service connected disability. Credit for sick leave granted under this paragraph shall be credited to a qualifying officer or employee on the effective date of the employee’s disability rating decision from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or on the first day that the qualifying employee begins, or returns to, employment after active duty duty, whichever is later, and shall remain available for use for the following 12 months of employment. Xxxx leave credited pursuant to this paragraph that is not used during the 12-month period shall not be carried over and shall be forfeited. Submission of satisfactory proof that sick leave granted under this paragraph is used for treatment of a service-connected disability may be required pursuant to rules adopted by the department.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Wounded Warriors Transitional Leave. In accordance with the Wounded Warriors Transitional Leave Act, Government Code section 19859, in addition to any other entitlement for sick leave with payArticle 9.3 (Sick Leave), a state officer or an employee may be provided Wounded Warriors Transitional Leave as follows:
A. An employee hired on or after January 1, 2016, who is a military veteran with a military service-connected disability rated at 30 percent or more by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs shall be entitled to additional credit for sick leave with pay of up to 96 hours for the purpose of undergoing medical treatment, including mental health treatment, treatment for his or her service- military service-connected disability. Credit for sick leave granted under this paragraph subdivision shall be credited to a qualifying officer or employee on the first day of employment and shall remain available for use for the following 12 months of employment. Xxxx Sick leave credited pursuant to this subdivision that is not used during the 12-month period shall not be carried over and shall be forfeited. Submission of satisfactory proof that sick leave granted under this paragraph subdivision is used for treatment of a military service-connected disability may be required pursuant to rules adopted by the department. In addition to any other entitlement for sick leave with pay, a required.
B. A state officer or employee who serves as a member of the National Guard or the federal military reserve force who is called up to active service and as a result sustains a service-connected disability rated at 30 percent or more by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs shall Shall be entitled to additional credit for sick leave with pay of up to 96 hours for the purpose of undergoing medical treatment, including mental health treatment, treatment for his or her service- service connected disability. Credit for sick leave granted under this paragraph shall be credited to a qualifying officer or employee on the effective date of the employee’s disability rating decision from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or on the first day that the qualifying employee begins, or returns to, employment after active duty duty, whichever is later, and shall remain available for use for the following 12 months of employment. Xxxx Sick leave credited pursuant to this paragraph that is not used during the 12-month period shall not be carried over and shall be forfeited. Submission of satisfactory proof that sick leave granted under this paragraph is used for treatment of a service-connected disability may be required pursuant to rules adopted by the department.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement