Every officer and employee of a public agency who is on military leave other than temporary military leave of absence who has been in the service of such public agency for a period of not less than one year immediately prior to the date on which the absence begins shall be entitled to receive his salary or compensation as such officer or employee for the first 30 calendar days while engaged in the performance of ordered military duty.
As used in this section only, the terms “officer” and “employee” mean an officer or employee who
(a) Is ordered into active military duty as a member of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States;
(b) Is ordered into active federal military duty as a member of the National Guard or Naval Militia; or
(c) Is inducted, enlists, enters or is otherwise ordered or called into active duty as a member of the armed forces of the United States.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1561.)