(a) Employees of the state of Kansas who serve in the military reserves and are called to full-time military duty, mobilized and deployed on and after July 1, 2008, are hereby authorized to receive a one-time activation gross payment of $1,500.

(b) Employees of the state of Kansas who serve in the military reserves and are called to or currently on full-time military duty, mobilized and deployed on or after July 1, 2008, are hereby authorized to receive the difference between such employee’s military base pay and such employee’s regular state of Kansas employee wages when the military base pay is an amount less than the regular state employee wages not to exceed $1,000 gross payment per pay period.

(c) In order to receive any payment pursuant to this section, the eligible employee shall present a copy of such employee’s orders, along with any required paperwork to the employing agency.

(d) As used in this section, “eligible employee” means an employee who is:

(1) A current benefits eligible state of Kansas employee in the military reserves, including unclassified temporary employees who are benefits eligible;

(2) activated to full-time military duty; and

(3) mobilized and deployed in excess of 30 consecutive days in support of a military operation.

The employee is eligible if in any of the following military reserve groups in the United States: The military branches and related services of the Army Reserve, Naval Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, Air Force Reserve, Coast Guard Reserve, Army or Air National Guard, Public Health Commissioned Corps, or other category of person designated by the President in time of war or emergency. The individual shall have been a state employee when mobilized and deployed.

(e) The secretary of administration shall adopt rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this section.