Section 29A.8A. National guard duty.

  1.  If federal funding and authorization exist for the purpose identified by the governor, the governor may order to national guard duty the military forces of the national guard as the governor may deem appropriate.

  2.  A state employee shall take either a full day’s leave in accordance with section 29A.28 or eight hours of compensatory time on a day in which the state employee receives a full day’s pay from federal funds for national guard duty.

  3.  When performing national guard duty, the adjutant general, a deputy adjutant general, or the state quartermaster shall not be considered a state employee, except for purposes of the Iowa public employees’ retirement system, state health and dental plans, and other state employee benefits plans.

2001 Acts, 2nd Ex, ch 1, §11, 28

; 2002 Acts, ch 1117, §9, 23

; 2004 Acts, ch 1086, §13

; 2008 Acts, ch 1003, §1, 5

; 2010 Acts, ch 1087, §1

; 2012 Acts, ch 1072, §11