Virginia Law

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 unless such officer or employee is a professional firefighter. Any officer or employee of the Commonwealth or of any political subdivision of the Commonwealth who is a professional firefighter and a member of the Virginia Defense Force or National Defense Executive Reserve shall receive paid leaves of absence for all work hours that a leave of absence is required, regardless of whether such amount of work hours exceeds 21 workdays per federal fiscal year but shall not exceed a total of 388 work hours, during which such officer or employee who is a professional firefighter shall be engaged in training approved by the Governor or his designee. When relieved from any such duty, officers and employees described in this section shall be restored to positions held by them when ordered to duty.

1938, p. 573; Michie Code 1942, § 2673(124); 1964, c. 227; 1986, c. 611; 2022, c. 430; 2024, cc. 184, 239.