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Committee advances bill removing 90-day waiting period for National Guard paid leave
Summary
Senate Bill 2198 would remove a 90-day waiting period that prevents newly hired public employees from immediately accessing 30 days of paid military leave; the Workforce Development Committee recommended a 'do pass' 4-0 with one absent.
Senator Boucher introduced Senate Bill 2198 to eliminate a 90-day waiting period in North Dakota law that delays newly hired public employees from receiving up to 30 days of paid leave for National Guard or federal service.
"The substance of the bill is on page 1, line 23, where I'm proposing we strike the words 'for 90 days'," said Senator Boucher, explaining the change addresses cases where newly hired employees had scheduled Guard duty…
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