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Kittitas County -Local 792 January 1, 2016 -December 31, 2018 or of the army, navy, air force, coast guard, or marine corps reserve of the United States, or of any organized reserve or armed forces of the United States shall be entitled to, and shall be granted, military leave of absence from employment for a period not exceeding twenty-one (21) days during each year beginning October 1st and ending the following September 30th • Such leave shall be granted in order that the person may report for active duty, when called, or take part in active training duty in such manner and at such time as he or she may be ordered to active duty or active training duty. Such military leave of absence shall be in addition to any vacation or sick leave to which the employee might otherwise be entitled, and shall not involve any loss of efficiency rating, privileges, or pay . During the period of military leave, the employee shall receive from the Employer the employee's regular rate of pay for their permanent classification. A copy of the orders will be attached to the employee's timesheet. 18.2 An employee who is called for jury duty shall receive from the Employer the difference between their regular pay and the compensation received for jury duty for the actual time he or she is required to be absent from work because of such jury duty. Any such absence shall not be counted as accumulated sick leave or annual leave, unless the employee becomes ill or injured and cannot report for Jury Duty. 18.3 A leave of absence is granted at the discretion ofthe Employer. 18.3.1 Accrued vacation leave and personal holidays shall be used before any unpaid leave of absence can be authorized. Accrued sick leave shall only be used prior to authorizing an unpaid leave of absence in situations identified as acceptable uses under article XIII of this Agreement 18.3.2 Authorized unpaid leaves of absence shall not interrupt prior or continuous employment; however, the employee shall not be credited with earned annual leave, sick leave, holiday pay, or any other benefits during the period of authorized unpaid leave of absence. Unpaid leaves of absence will extend the probationary period of employment. 18.3.3 Subject to the terms, conditions, and limitations of the applicable plans, health insurance premiums will not be paid by Kittitas County during the course of unpaid leave of absence except as provided under FMLA and state law. Premium benefits paid by Kittitas County will be prorated to the percentage of hours actually worked. The employee will be responsible for the difference between the county-paid prorated cost and the full premium amount. If the leave without pay is not covered by the FMLA, and health plan rules require that the health care coverage be terminated, the employee will be offered COBRA as a self-pay option to continue coverage. ARTICLE XIX-HEALTH AND WELFARE 19.1 The Employer participates in an insurance trust with the Washington Counties Insurance Fund, which provides a choice of major medical, dental, viSion, and basic life insurance plans for employees of the County. 19.1.1 Effective January 1, 2016, the Employer agrees to contribute $700.00 per employee per month for benefit premiums and contributions to be used to purchase employee healthcare 16