H.B. 476 Enrolled

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PAY OF NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS
2 2008 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Chief Sponsor: Gregory H. Hughes
5 Senate Sponsor: Sheldon L. Killpack
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill provides that the state pay members of the National Guard on the same level as
10 their federal counterparts.
11 Highlighted Provisions:
12 This bill:
13 . requires that the state provide for members of the National Guard who are called
14 into service on behalf of the state:
15 . pay at the same rate as federal servicemembers of the same rank and years of
16 service; and
17 . medical, dental, disability, and death benefits at the same rate as full-time state
18 employees.
19 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
20 None
21 Other Special Clauses:
22 None
23 Utah Code Sections Affected:
24 AMENDS:
25 39-1-51, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1963, Chapter 61
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27 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
28 Section 1. Section 39-1-51 is amended to read:
29 39-1-51. Pay of National Guard members.

30 (1) When called into the service of the state and not in the service of the United States,
31 the members of the National Guard shall [receive]:
32 (a) receive the same pay and allowance as members of the regular army or regular air
33 force of like rank and length of service[. In addition to the above pay, officers and enlisted
34 personnel shall receive];
35 (b) elect to:
36 (i) receive medical, dental, disability, or death benefits equal to those received by
37 full-time, permanent state employees; or
38 (ii) maintain any medical, dental, disability, or death benefits already in place; and
39 (c) receive one ration per day[; provided, that this].
40 (2) The state [shall] may not make [no] payments to members of the National Guard [in
41 the case of] for service for which the United States government makes payment.