The governing board of any local agency may grant to any employee of such local governmental agency, upon request, a leave of absence without pay of not to exceed two years to accept a temporary position with the United States Government for service in a foreign country in a technical co-operation program, and upon termination of such service, and for three months thereafter, such employee shall have the right to be restored to his former position.
(Amended by Stats. 1959, Ch. 452.)