SB 36 – Allows employees of certain employers to take a leave of absence for civil air patrol emergency service duty or counter narcotics missions

• Sponsor: Lembke
• LR Number: 0164S.01T
• Committee: Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government
• Last Action: 7/1/2011 - Signed by Governor
• Effective Date: Emergency Clause
• House Handler: Scharnhorst

Current Bill Summary

SB 36 - This act allows employees of employers with fifty or more employees to take a leave of absence to perform civil air patrol emergency service duty or counter narcotics missions. The employee will not lose time, leave, or any other rights or benefits as a result of this leave of absence. However, the employer is not required to pay a salary to the employee during this period of leave and the employer has a right to request that the employee be exempted from responding to a specific mission and the Missouri wing commander is required to honor the employer's request.

This act has an emergency clause.

This act is similar to HB 422 (2011) and the perfected SB 819 (2010).

EMILY KALMER