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Dear Mr. Diasselliss:

This responds to your request for an opinion concerning the statutorily mandated entitlements of Louisiana Revised Statute42:394 for military service members.

You advise that the question concerns "whether the School Board can deduct any compensation paid to a substitute teacher if one is employed" while the school board employee is taking military leave.

The provisions of Louisiana Revised Statute 42:394 are very explicit and read as follows:

394. Leave of absence for officers and employees in certain branches of armed forces

All officers and employees of the state, or of…