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-LEGISLATURE
+REVISED
+ST
+A
+TEMENT
 OF
-THE
-STATE
-OF
-IDAHO
-Sixty-eighth
-Legislature
-Second
-Regular
-Session
--
-2026
-IN
-THE
-HOUSE
-OF
-REPRESENTATIVES
-HOUSE
-BILL
-NO.
-544
-BY
-COMMERCE
-AND
-HUMAN
-RESOURCES
-COMMITTEE
-AN
-ACT
-1
-RELATING
-TO
-LEAVES
-OF
-ABSENCE
-FOR
-MILITARY
-DUTY;
-AMENDING
-SECTION
-46
--
-216,
-2
-IDAHO
-CODE,
-TO
-REVISE
-PROVISIONS
-REGARDING
-LEAVES
-OF
-ABSENCE
-FROM
-REG
--
-3
-ULAR
-DUTIES
-FOR
-MILITARY
-DUTY;
-AND
-DECLARING
-AN
-EMERGENCY
-AND
-PROVIDING
-4
-AN
-EFFECTIVE
-DATE.
-5
-Be
-It
-Enacted
-by
-the
-Legislature
-of
-the
-State
-of
-Idaho:
-6
-SECTION
-1.
-That
-Section
-46
--
-216,
-Idaho
-Code,
-be,
-and
-the
-same
-is
-hereby
-7
-amended
-to
-read
-as
-follows:
-8
-46
--
-216.
-LEAVE
-OF
-ABSENCE
-FROM
-REGULAR
-DUTIES
-FOR
-MILITARY
-DUTY.
-All
-9
-officers
-and
-employees
-of
-the
-state
-of
-Idaho
-who
-shall
-be
-are
-current
-mem
--
-10
-bers
-of
-the
-national
-guard
-or
-who
-shall
-be
-are
-current
-reservists
-in
-the
-armed
-1
-1
-forces
-of
-the
-United
-States
-,
-shall
-be
-entitled
-each
-calendar
-year
-to
-one
-hun
--
-12
-dred
-twenty
-(120)
-one
-hundred
-sixty
-(160)
-hours
-of
+PURPOSE
+RS32878
+/
+H0544
+This
+bill
+proposes
+revising
+provisions
+regarding
+leave
+for
 military
-leave
-of
-absence
-13
+personnel.
+The
+revisions
+proposed
+would
+conform
+with
+the
+recent
+changes
 from
-their
-respective
-duties
-without
-loss
-of
-pay,
-time,
-or
-efficiency
-rat
--
-14
-ing
-during
-which
-they
-shall
-be
-engaged
-in
-military
-duty
-ordered
-or
-authorized
-15
-under
-the
-provisions
-of
-law.
-State
-employees
-assigned
-to
-"uncommon
-tours
-of
-16
-duty"
-shall
-have
-the
-above
--
-referenced
-one
-hundred
-twenty
-(120)
-one
-hundred
-17
-sixty
-(160)
-hours
-of
-leave
-prorated
-proportionally
-to
-the
-number
-of
-hours
-in
-18
-their
-regularly
-scheduled
-biweekly
+the
+of
+fice
+of
+personnel
+management’
+s
 pay
-period.
-Administration
-of
-paid
-leave
-19
-for
-"uncommon
-tours
-of
-duty"
-military
-duty
-shall
-be
-consistent
-with
-the
-fed
--
-20
-eral
-office
-of
-personnel
-management
-(OPM)
-definitions
-and
-pay
-administra
--
-21
-tion
+administration
 guidance
 for
 similarly
 situated
 federal
-employees.
-22
-SECTION
-2.
-An
-emergency
+employees,
+changing
+the
 existing
-therefor,
-which
-emergency
+hours
+of
+leave
+in
+Idaho
+from
+120
+to
+160
+hours
+and
+removing
+the
+current
+contradicting
+terminology
+.
+The
+revisions
+proposed
+support
+military
+personnel
+by
+extending
+additional
+leave
+hours
+in
+support
+of
+their
+service.
+FISCAL
+NOTE
+There
 is
-hereby
-23
-declared
+no
+fiscal
+impact
 to
-exist,
+the
+general
+fund,
+any
+dedicated
+funds,
+or
+any
+federal
+funds
+because
+leave
+does
+not
+accrue
+as
+a
+balance,
+does
+not
+pay
+out
+annually
+if
+not
+used,
+does
+not
+pay
+out
+when
+an
+employee
+leaves
+state
+service,
+and
+cannot
+be
+re-purposed
+for
+any
+other
+benefit.
+Contact:
+Representative
+T
+ed
+Hill
+(208)
+332-1000
+Lt
+Col
+Lauren
+K.
+T
+schampl
+Idaho
+Military
+Division
+(208)
+272-5199
+Senator
+T
+ammy
+Nichols
+(208)
+332-1000
+DISCLAIMER:
+This
+statement
+of
+purpose
+and
+fiscal
+note
+ar
+e
+a
+mer
+e
+attachment
+to
 this
-act
-shall
-be
-in
-full
-force
-and
-effect
-on
-and
-after
-24
-July
-1,
-2026.
-25
+bill
+and
+pr
+epar
+ed
+by
+a
+pr
+oponent
+of
+the
+bill.
+It
+is
+neither
+intended
+as
+an
+expr
+ession
+of
+legislative
+intent
+nor
+intended
+for
+any
+use
+outside
+of
+the
+legislative
+pr
+ocess,
+including
+judicial
+r
+eview
+(Joint
+Rule
+18).
+Statement
+of
+Purpose
+/
+Fiscal
+Note
+Bill
+SOP/FN
+REVISED:
+02/18/2026,
+4:16
+PM