All employees are eligible for military leave.
CSU employees ordered to the following types of military leave are eligible for CSU pay:
Temporary Leave
If an employee ordered for active military training, inactive duty training, encampment, naval
exercises, special exercises, or the like, has at least one year of state service immediately
prior to the date on which the leave begins, he/she is entitled to receive normal salary for
up to 30 calendar days. Pay for temporary military leave may not exceed a total of 30 calendar
days in any one fiscal year.
(California Military and Veterans (M & V) Code Section 395.01(a)).
Indefinite Leave
If an employee who is inducted, enlists, or is ordered into active military duty has at least
one year of state service immediately prior to the date on which the leave begins, he/she is
entitled to receive normal salary for up to 30 calendar days. Pay for indefinite military
leave may not exceed a total of 30 calendar days in any one fiscal year.
(M & V Code Section 395.02).
Emergency Leave
An employee who is a member of the National Guard ordered to active duty
during a proclaimed state or national emergency is entitled to receive normal salary for up
to 30 calendar days for each proclamation of emergency that may be issued. There is no state
service requirement in order to receive CSU pay while on emergency military leave, but the leave
may not exceed the duration of the emergency (M & V Code Section 395.05). An employee is entitled to payment
for each emergency regardless of the number of emergencies declared.
(83 Ops. Cal. Atty. Gen. 148
(2000)).
The last emergency proclamation ended on September 13, 2003.
Any CSU employee who takes a leave of absence to enter military service is required to submit
official military documents regarding the leave to the appropriate administrator.
