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.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 29A.8A

  • National guard: means the Iowa units, detachments and organizations of the army national guard of the United States, the air national guard of the United States, the army national guard, and the air national guard as those forces are defined in 10 U. See Iowa Code 29A.1
  • National guard duty: includes but is not limited to full-time national guard duty and inactive duty training and annual training. See Iowa Code 29A.1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
 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.