§ 7101. Athletic leaves of absence.
(a) General rule.--A State employee who qualifies as a
member of a United States team shall be entitled to an athletic
leave of absence for the purpose of preparing for and engaging
in the competition. In no event shall the paid leave under this
section exceed the period of the official training and
competition combined or 90 calendar days a year, whichever is
less.
(b) Salary while on leave.--The employee on athletic leave
of absence shall receive the employee's regular salary during
the period the employee is on leave.
(c) Rights retained.--The following shall apply:
(1) Every employee, while on athletic leave of absence,
shall be considered to be in regular full-time daily
attendance in the position from which the leave was taken,
during the period of leave, for the purpose of determining
the employee's length of service and the right to receive
increments, as provided by law.
(2) Every employee on leave of absence shall continue
membership in the State Employees' Retirement System. The
Commonwealth or other State Employees' Retirement System
employer shall pay into the State Employees' Retirement Fund
on behalf of each employee on leave, in addition to the
contributions required by law to be made by the fund, the
full amount of the contribution required by law to be paid by
the employee, as though the employee were in regular full-
time daily attendance in the position from which the leave
was taken, so that the employee's retirement rights shall be
in no way affected by the leave of absence. The amount of the
contribution required to be paid by the employee shall be
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