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S.F. No. 1308 - Relating to Leaves of Absence for Elected Tribal Government Officials
Author: Senator Becky Lourey
Prepared by: Daniel P. McGowan, Senate Counsel (651/296-4397)
Date: March 30, 2005

The proposed legislation would add to the provision in chapter 3 relating to leaves of absence for legislators and full-time elected county and city officials and include within that a full-time elected member of an Indian business committee, board of trustees, or tribal council, as a position that is authorized an unpaid leave of absence.

The effective date provision makes the bill retroactive to June 1, 2004, and applies to any tribal government officials elected on or after that date.

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