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HomePublic Utilities CodeDiv. 6Ch. 4Art. 3§ 12133 Military Leave Civil Service Rights

§ 12133 Military Leave Civil Service Rights

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§ 12133 Military Leave Civil Service Rights

Key Takeaways

  • •If you work for a district and take a leave of absence for military service, you get your job back when you return.
  • •You get the same or a similar job as the one you had before you left.
  • •If you had a permanent job for at least six months before leaving, you don’t have to go through a six-month trial period again.
  • •Once you’re back, you follow all the usual work rules like everyone else.

Example

A teacher works for a school district and gets called for military service. They take a leave of absence for a year.

When the teacher comes back, the school must give them their old job or a similar one. If they had the job for more than six months before leaving, they don’t have to prove themselves again for six months. They just go back to teaching like before.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 12133 Military Leave Civil Service Rights

If a civil service system is adopted for a district during the period of a leave of absence granted under Section 395.4 of the Military and Veterans Code or similar legislation, the officer or employee shall, on the termination of his leave of absence, be restored to a position in the district’s civil service system wherein he shall have the same or equivalent status as of the last working day before his leave of absence began. The officer or employee shall hold that position as if appointed thereto after examination and certification from a list of eligibles, and shall be governed thereafter by the rules and regulations of the civil service system, except that if such officer or employee had held a permanent position with the district for a period of six months continuously next preceding the beginning of his leave of absence, he shall not be subject to the six months’ probation period. (Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

civil service systemleave of absenceSection 395.4 of the Military and Veterans Codesame or equivalent statussix months’ probation period

Related Statutes

  • § 12132 Public Utility Employee Transfers
  • § 12131 Civil Service Transition Rights
  • § 100080 Board Advisory Committees
  • § 100082 Advisory Committee Duties
  • § 101120 Board Officer Elections

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 12133.
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