N.J. Admin. Code § 5A:2-2.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 5A:2-2.1 - General policy

(a) Employers that are the State or a board, commission, authority, or other instrumentality of the State or a county, school district, or municipality of the State are required to grant leaves of absence to members of the organized militia in accordance with N.J.S.A. 38A:4-4, which provides:

1. A permanent or full-time temporary officer or employee of the State or of a board, commission, authority, or other instrumentality of the State or of a county school district or municipality who is a member of the organized militia shall be entitled, in addition to pay received, if any, as a member of the organized militia, to a leave of absence from his or her respective duties without loss of pay or time on all days during which he or she shall be engaged in any period of State or Federal active duty provided, however, that the leaves of absence for Federal active duty or active duty for training shall not exceed 90 work days in the aggregate in any one calendar year. Any leave of absence for such duty in excess of 90 work days shall be without pay but without loss of time.

2. Leave of absence for such military duty shall be in addition to the regular vacation or other accrued leave allowed such officers and employees by the State, county or municipal law, ordinance, resolution or regulation.

3. Notwithstanding (a) above, a full-time temporary officer or employee who has served under such temporary appointment for less than one year shall receive for the service described in (a), (a)1 and (a)2 above leave without pay but without loss of time.

(b) Leaves of absence with pay are not authorized for Inactive Duty Training. Inactive Duty Training (IDT) is defined by Army, Air Force, National Guard, and State rules and regulations and includes, but is not limited to:

1. Unit Training Assemblies/Periods (UTA/UTP): This training is commonly known as weekend drill or battle assembly;

2. Rescheduled Unit Training Assemblies/Periods (RUTA/RUTP): This training is a makeup period for a UTA/UTP;

3. Multiple Unit Training Assemblies/Period (MUTA/MUTP): This training is for multiple UTAs/UTPs;

4. Split Unit Training Assemblies/Periods (SUTA/SUTP): This training is a makeup period for a UTA/UTP;

5. Additional Flight/Flying Training Period (AFTP): Additional time authorized for flight training/validation;

6. Readiness Management Assemblies/Periods (RMA/RMP): Used to plan, manage, and/or prepare for training;

7. Additional Training Assemblies/Periods (ATA/ATP): Used to accomplish administrative actions in support of training;

8. Additional Unit Training Assembly/Period (AUTA/AUTP): Additional time authorized for training and instruction;

9. Proficiency Training (PT);

10. Training Period Preparation Assembly (TPPA);

11. Equivalent Training Assembly/Period (ETA/ETP): This training is a makeup period for a UTA/UTP;

12. Junior Leader Training for Civil Disturbance (JLTCD): This training is in addition to IDT for Junior Leaders to train on civil disturbance;

13. Additional Simulation Training Assembly/Period (ASTA/ASTP): Additional time authorized for training/validation on simulator devices; and

14. Inactive Duty Funeral Honors (IDFH): This is for performance or duty as a participant during a military funeral honors.

(c) Employees are entitled to leaves of absence without pay but without loss of time for inactive duty training as identified in (b) above.

N.J. Admin. Code § 5A:2-2.1

Amended by 47 N.J.R. 2061(b), effective 8/17/2015