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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>National Guard Technician Equity Act - Provides a person the right to be employed as a non-dual status technician if: (1) the technician position has been designated to be filled only by a non-dual status technician, or (2) the person occupying the technician position has at least 20 years of service as a dual status military technician.</p> <p>Repeals: (1) the permanent limitation on the number of non-dual status technicians, and (2) the prohibition against overtime pay for National Guard technicians.</p> <p>Provides for: (1) continued compensation for a military technician who was hired as a dual status technician but who is no longer a member of the Selected Reserve; and (2) certain enlistment, reenlistment, and student loan benefits for military technicians.</p> <p>Provides for a technician's rights of grievance, arbitration, appeal, and review beyond the current stage of the adjutant general of the jurisdiction concerned.</p> <p>Makes a dual status military technician eligible for early retirement if separating from the Selected Reserve or ceasing to hold a specified military grade after: (1) completing 25 years of technician service, or (2) becoming 50 years old and completing 20 years of such service.</p> <p>Increases annual paid employment leave to 30 days for reserve or National Guard duty.</p> <p>Revises specified provisions regarding employer health plan contributions for members of a reserve component of the Armed Forces.</p> <p>Reduces to 55 the eligibility age for retired pay for non-regular service.<br> </p> <p><br> </p>]]></text>
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