Whenever a student who is: (a) a member of the national guard or other reserve component of the armed forces of the United States and is called or ordered to active duty, as defined in 10 USC § 101(d)(1), or (b) a member of the state organized militia, and is called or ordered to active duty for the state, as defined in subdivision one of section six of the military law, the institution of higher education in which the student is enrolled shall grant the student a military leave of absence from the institution while such student is serving on active duty, and for one year after the conclusion of such service.
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