Bill > SB806

This bill modifies existing law regarding state employee compensation for military leave, specifically addressing situations where an employee has been overpaid. It amends Section 19775.2 of the Government Code to allow the state to recover overpayments of compensation made to state employees on leave for active military duty with the California National Guard, provided certain conditions are met, such as the employee not being at fault for the overpayment and recovery being against equity and good conscience. This recovery provision is to be initiated within six years from the date of overpayment, overriding other laws that might prevent this. The bill also includes a provision that applies this six-year recovery period to overpayments made up to six years before the act takes effect, but it does not revive claims already settled by a final judgment. The bill is declared an urgency statute, meaning it takes effect immediately upon passage, to allow the state to pursue recovery of overpayments that might otherwise be barred by existing law.