All officers and employees of the Commonwealth, or of any political subdivision of the Commonwealth who are members of the Virginia Defense Force or National Defense Executive Reserve shall be entitled to leaves of absence from their respective duties without loss of pay, seniority, accrued leave or efficiency rating on all days during which they shall be engaged in training approved by the Governor or his designee, not to exceed 21 workdays per federal fiscal year. When relieved from such duty, they shall be restored to positions held by them when ordered to duty.

Terms Used In Virginia Code 44-204

  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.

1938, p. 573; Michie Code 1942, § 2673(124); 1964, c. 227; 1986, c. 611; 2022, c. 430.