Summary of the Truly Agreed Version of the Bill

HB 1315 -- LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR UNITED STATES COAST GUARD

AUXILIARY MEMBERS

This bill specifies that any state employee who is or may become

a member of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary may be

granted a leave of absence without loss of time, pay, regular

leave, impairment of efficiency rating, or of any other rights or

benefits to which the person is otherwise entitled when he or she

is performing United States Coast Guard or United States Coast

Guard Auxiliary duties, including travel relating to the duties

when authorized by the appropriate United States Coast Guard

order issuing authority or the person’s designated

representative. The leave may not exceed 15 working days in any

fiscal year or can be without regard to length of time when

responding to a state or nationally declared emergency or

disaster in Missouri or upon any navigable waterway within or

adjacent to the state. The employee must be released from work

upon request from the member’s appropriate guard authority or

designated representative. Before any salary is paid for the

leave period, the employee must file with the appointing

authority or supervisory agency evidence of his or her emergency

participation. The state employee cannot be discharged from

state employment due to being a member or to his or her service

in the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary or otherwise be

discriminated against or dissuaded from joining or continuing

service in the auxiliary.

The bill also requires any employee of an employer with 50 or

more workers who is or may become a member of the United States

Coast Guard Auxiliary to be granted a leave of absence to perform

United States Coast Guard or United States Coast Guard Auxiliary

duties, including travel, when authorized by the Director of

Auxiliary or other appropriate guard authority. The employee

will not lose time, regular leave, or any other rights or

benefits to which the employee would otherwise be entitled as a

result of the leave of absence. The leave cannot be for more

than 15 working days in any year or can be without regard to the

length of time when responding to a state or nationally declared

emergency in Missouri or upon any navigable waterway within or

adjacent to the state. The employer cannot be required to pay a

salary to the employee during this leave of absence. The

employer has the right to request that the employee be exempted

from responding to a specific mission and the request must be

honored.

The Attorney General is required to enforce these rights.

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