(a) In addition to the benefits provided pursuant to Sections 19775 and 19775.1, an employee who, as a member of the California National Guard or a United States military reserve organization, is called into active duty as a result of the Bosnia crisis on or after November 21, 1995, shall have the benefits provided for in subdivision (b).

(b) Any employee to which subdivision (a) applies, while on active duty, shall, with respect to active duty served on or after November 21, 1995, as a result of the Bosnia crisis, receive from the state, for a period not to exceed 180 calendar days, as part of his or her compensation both of the following:

(1) The difference between the amount of his or her military pay and allowances and the amount the employee would have received as a state employee as determined by the Department of Human Resources, including any merit raises that would otherwise have been granted during the time the individual was on active duty.

(2) All benefits that he or she would have received had he or she not been called to active duty unless the benefits are prohibited or limited by vendor contracts.

(c) Any individual receiving compensation pursuant to subdivision (b) who does not return to state service within 60 days of being released from active duty shall have that compensation treated as a loan payable with interest at the rate earned on the Pooled Money Investment Account. This subdivision shall not apply to compensation received pursuant to Section 19775.

(d) This section shall not apply to any active duty served voluntarily after the close of the Bosnia crisis.

(e) Benefits provided under paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) shall only be provided to an employee who was not eligible to participate in the federal Ready Reserve Mobilization Income Insurance Program (10 U.S.C. Sec. 12521 et seq.) or a successor federal program that, in the determination of the Director of Human Resources, is substantively similar to the federal Ready Reserve Mobilization Income Insurance Program. For an employee eligible to participate in the federal Ready Reserve Mobilization Income Insurance Program or a successor program, and whose monthly salary as a state employee was higher than the sum of his or her military pay and allowances and the maximum allowable benefit under the federal Ready Reserve Mobilization Income Insurance Program or a successor program, the employee shall receive the amount payable under paragraph (1) of subdivision (b), but that amount shall be reduced by the maximum allowable benefit under the federal Ready Reserve Mobilization Income Insurance Program or a successor program. For individuals who elected the federal Ready Reserve Mobilization Income Insurance Program, the state shall reimburse for the cost of the insurance premium for the period of time on active duty, not to exceed 180 calendar days.

(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 665, Sec. 83. (SB 1308) Effective January 1, 2013.)