1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state employees; providing additional sick leave for state employees 
1.3 	who are veterans with service-related disabilities; proposing coding for new law 
1.4 	in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 43A.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [43A.184] SICK LEAVE FOR VETERANS WITH 
1.7 	SERVICE-RELATED DISABILITIES.
1.8 	A state employee who is a veteran as defined in section 197.447 with a 
1.9 	service-related disability must be credited with up to 40 hours of sick leave each fiscal 
1.10 	year to receive treatment for the disability.

1.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2009.