18A:6-33 1944, c. 226 (C. 18:4A-1 to C. 18:4A-4 incl.)

1. Every person holding office, position or employment other than for a fixed term or period in the public school system of this State who, after July first, one thousand nine hundred and forty, has entered, or hereafter shall enter, the active military or naval service of the United States or of this State, in time of war or an emergency, or for or during any period of training, or pursuant to or in connection with the operation of any system of selective service, or who, after July first, one thousand nine hundred and forty, has entered or hereafter, in time of war, shall enter the active service of the Women's Army Corps, the Women's Reserve of the Naval Reserve or any similar organization authorized by the United States to serve with the Army or Navy, shall be entitled to all of the benefits and be subject to all of the terms and conditions of chapter one hundred nineteen of the laws of one thousand nine hundred and forty-one as amended and supplemented, except that if and in event that during his said leave of absence the salary of any such person was or shall be increased, or salary increments arising from the carrying out of a scale of salary increments in full force and effect applying to all persons employed in the same classification as such person, were or shall be granted, which such person would have enjoyed had he not entered such service, such person after resuming his said office, position or employment shall be entitled to said increased salary and shall be entitled to the benefit of said increased salary during his said leave of absence if his leave of absence was or is granted with pay.

2. Every person holding office, position or employment for a fixed term or period under the government of any school district of this State or in any public educational institution under the control of the Commissioner of Education or the State Board of Education, who, after July first, one thousand nine hundred and forty, has entered or hereafter shall enter, the active military or naval service of the United States or of this State, in time of war or an emergency, or for or during any period of training, or pursuant to or in connection with the operation of any system of selective service or who, after July first, one thousand nine hundred and forty, has entered or hereafter, in time of war, shall enter the active service of the Women's Army Corps, the Women's Reserve of the Naval Reserve or any similar organization authorized by the United States to serve with the Army or Navy, shall be granted leave of absence for the period of such service and for a further period of three months after receiving his discharge from such service. If any such person shall be incapacitated by wound or sickness at the time of his discharge from such service, his leave of absence shall be extended until three months after his recovery from such wound or sickness, or until the expiration of two years from the date of his discharge from such service, whichever shall first occur.

In no case shall such person be discharged or separated from his office, position or employment during such period of leave of absence because of his entry into such service. Such person shall be entitled to resume the office, position or employment held by him at the time of his entrance into such service; provided, he shall apply therefor before the expiration of his leave of absence; and provided, he shall be honorably discharged from such service, and shall be entitled to continue in such office, position or employment for a period of time equivalent to that part of the term or period for which he was employed, which had not expired at the time of his entering into such service and shall be re-employed in such office, position or employment for such additional period, if any, as when added thereto shall equal one year from the date of his resumption of such office, position or employment and in any such case the period or periods of employment served in said school district or public educational institution before entering such service and after his resumption of said office, position or employment shall be counted in determining his right to tenure in said office, position or employment in the same manner as though they had not been interrupted by his said leave of absence and if and in event that during his said leave of absence any such person's salary was or shall be increased or if salary increments arising from the carrying out of a scale of salary increments in full force and effect applying to all persons employed in the same classification as such person, were or shall be granted, which such person would have enjoyed had he not entered such service, such person after resuming his said office, position or employment shall be entitled to said increased salary and shall be entitled to the benefit of said increased salary during his leave of absence if his leave of absence was or is granted with pay. Upon resumption of his office, position or employment the service in such office, position or employment of the person temporarily filling the same shall immediately cease.

3. Any person holding any office, position or employment in the public school system of this State who, heretofore and subsequent to July first, one thousand nine hundred and forty, entered or hereafter, in time of war, shall enter the active military or naval service of the United States or the active service of the Women's Army Corps, the Women's Reserve of the Naval Reserve or any similar organization authorized by the United States to serve with the Army or Navy and who, at the time of such entry was or is a member in good standing of any pension, retirement or annuity fund, shall retain and have all of the rights, benefits and privileges in said pension, retirement or annuity fund prescribed by chapter two hundred fifty-two of the laws of one thousand nine hundred and forty-two as amended and supplemented and shall be subject to all the conditions and provisions thereof except that if and in event that during his said leave of absence the salary of any such person was or shall be increased or if salary increments arising from the carrying out of a scale of salary increments in full force and effect in the school district or public educational institution in which such person was employed and applying to all persons so employed in the same classification as such person, were or shall be granted, which such person would have enjoyed had he not entered such service, his right to participate in the benefits of said pension, retirement or annuity fund and the amount of the contributions required by said act to be made to said pension, retirement or annuity fund shall be calculated on the basis of such increased salary.

4. The act entitled "An act concerning the holders of offices, positions and employments in the public schools of this State, concerning re-employment, acquisition of tenure and protecting pension rights when the holders of such offices, positions or employments enter the military or naval services of the United States, and supplementing Title 18 of the Revised Statutes," approved May nineteenth, one thousand nine hundred and forty-one (P.L.1941, c. 134), as said title was amended by chapter one hundred nineteen of the laws of one thousand nine hundred and forty-two (P.L.1942, c. 119) is repealed.