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WHEREAS, the
President of the United States issued an Executive Order on August
22, 1990, authorizing the Secretary of Defense to call up select
members of the Reserve and National Guard to active duty during
the Middle East crises and authorizing the Secretary of Transportation
to similarly call up members of the Coast Guard Reserve;
WHEREAS, Reserve
and National Guard members who are activated during this crisis
serve a vital national interest for which they deserve the full
support of the citizens of this State;
WHEREAS, the
Sexy真人y recognizes that a strong, ready Reserve and
National Guard are essential to the defense of this country and
vital to this State in time of emergency or natural disaster;
WHEREAS, the
Sexy真人y encourages its employees to serve in the Reserve
and National Guard and recognizes the personal and economic sacrifices
of its employees who are called to active duty during the Middle
East crisis;
NOW, THEREFORE,
I, JAMES J. FLORIO, Governor of the Sexy真人y, by virtue
of the authority vested in my by the Constitution and by the Statutes
of this State, do hereby ORDER and DIRECT:
1. New Jersey
State employees who are called to active duty during the Middle
East crisis shall be entitled upon termination of active duty
to return to State employment with full seniority and benefits
consistent with State and federal military reemployment and seniority
rights.
2. During
active duty for a total of up to 180 days, these State employees
shall be entitled to receive a salary equal to the differential
between the employee's State salary and the employee's military
pay.
3. These
State employees shall be entitled to State employees health benefits,
life insurance and pension coverage during active duty service
for which they receive differential salary as prescribed in this
order as if they were on paid leave of absence.
4. The Commissioner
of Personnel shall implement this Executive Order and each department,
office, division or agency of the State is authorized and directed,
to the extent not inconsistent with law, to cooperate with the
Commissioner of Personnel and to make available to him such information,
personnel and assistance as necessary to accomplish the purposes
of this of this Order.
5. This
Order shall take effect immediately.
GIVEN, under my hand and seal
this 13th day of Sept. in the Year
of Our Lord, one thousand nine
hundred and ninety, and of the
Independence of the United States,
the two hundred and fifteenth.
/s/ James J. Florio
GOVERNOR
Attest:
/s/ John A.
Sweeney
Counsel to the Governor
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