(a) Any public employee who may be granted a leave of absence under the provisions of this subchapter and who serves for not more than four (4) years, plus any period of additional service imposed pursuant to law shall be entitled, upon release from service under honorable conditions, to reemployment rights as provided by federal law.
(b) The refusal of any state, county, or municipal official to comply therewith shall subject the official to removal from office.