Report Title:

National Guard; Uniform Maintenance Allowance; Deposit

Description:

Authorizes the State to deposit the uniform maintenance allowance into a financial institution account designated by a member of the army or air national guard. Increases uniform maintenance allowance from $1.50 to $10 per day.

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

1838

TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2005

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

relating to the national guard.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Chapter 121, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by added a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"§121- Uniform maintenance allowance; deposit. Any member of the army or air national guard, including officers, warrant officers, and enlisted personnel, who receive a uniform maintenance allowance from the state department of defense, regardless of the source of the funds, may designate a financial institution account into which the state department of defense is authorized to deposit the member's uniform maintenance allowance."

SECTION 2. Section 121-41, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"§121-41 Uniform maintenance allowance for enlisted personnel. Enlisted personnel of the army or air national guard while participating in annual training or year-round training, when federal pay is authorized, or when ordered to state active duty in accordance with section 121-30, shall, except when actually called or ordered into the service of the United States by or under the authority of the President, receive a uniform maintenance allowance of [$1.50] $10 per day, not to exceed $150 per year, from the State."

SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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