Military leave for training; increase amount authorized.

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To: Military Affairs;
Appropriations A
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Representatives Hall, Carpenter, Remak,
Byrd

HOUSE BILL NO. 1084

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 33-1-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO 1
INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF MILITARY LEAVE FOR TRAINING AUTHORIZED FOR 2
OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF ANY DEPARTMENT, AGENCY, OR INSTITUTION 3
OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, OR OF ANY COUNTY, MUNICIPALITY, OR 4
OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 5
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 6
SECTION 1. Section 33-1-21, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 7
amended as follows: 8
33-1-21. (a) All officers and employees of any department, 9
agency, or institution of the State of Mississippi, or of any 10
county, municipality, or other political subdivision, who shall be 11
members of any of the reserve components of the Armed Forces of 12
the United States, or former members of the service of the United 13
States discharged or released therefrom under conditions other 14
than dishonorable, shall be entitled to leave of absence from 15
their respective duties, without loss of pay, time, annual leave, 16
or efficiency rating, on all days during which they shall be 17
ordered to duty to participate in training at encampments, field 18
exercises, maneuvers, outdoor target practice, or for other 19
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exercises, for periods not to exceed * * * thirty (30) days, and 20
all such officers and employees shall for such periods in excess 21
of * * * thirty (30) days, be entitled to leave of absence from 22
their respective duties without loss of time, annual leave, or 23
efficiency rating until relieved from duty, and shall when 24
relieved from such duty, be restored to the positions held by them 25
when ordered to duty, or a position of like seniority, status and 26
pay; provided that such person: (1) when discharged or released 27
from the armed forces shall have received a certificate of 28
satisfactory completion of service, (2) shall be still qualified 29
to perform the duties of such position, (3) shall make application 30
for re-employment within ninety (90) days after June 1, 1966, or 31
within ninety (90) days after such person is relieved from such 32
training and service or released from hospitalization for a period 33
of not more than one (1) year for causes attributable to such 34
services. Any person restored to a position under the above 35
provisions shall not be discharged from such position without 36
cause within one (1) year after restoration. The fact that there 37
has been a change of administration affecting any position with 38
the State of Mississippi, or any county, city, town, political 39
subdivision, or any state institution thereof shall in no manner 40
affect or deny to such person his former position, and regardless 41
of any limitation on the number of employees, such person shall be 42
re-employed. The provisions of this section do not apply to any 43
officer elected by the vote of the electors of the state, county, 44
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ST: Military leave for training; increase
amount authorized.
municipality, or political subdivisions, when the statutory or 45
constitutional term of the office has expired upon the discharge 46
of such person from military service, but this section does grant 47
re-employment rights to all other officers and employees of the 48
State of Mississippi, or of any county, municipality, or political 49
subdivision when ordered to military duty. 50
(b) In the event the persons referred to in the foregoing 51
subsection are not reinstated, as therein required, upon 52
application by any such person to the county attorney of the 53
county in which he was employed, or to the district attorney of 54
the district in which he was employed, such attorney applied to 55
shall act as the attorney for such person and shall institute such 56
action as may be necessary to enforce compliance with the 57
provisions of said subsection, and no fees or court costs shall be 58
taxed against the person applying for benefits thereunder. 59
(c) Insofar as any of the provisions of this section are 60
inconsistent with the provisions of any other law, the provisions 61
of this section shall be considered controlling, and any other 62
acts or parts of acts in conflict herewith are hereby repealed 63
insofar as they are in conflict with this section. 64
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from 65
and after July 1, 2026. 66