Sec. 11. (a) In the event that the officeholder’s term of office expires during the officeholder’s leave of absence, the office shall be filled as required by law.
(b) Except as provided by a federal law or regulation, an officeholder who is on a leave of absence under this chapter is entitled to become a candidate for and be elected to the office from which the officeholder has taken a leave of absence.
As added by P.L.79-2004, SEC.1.