| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to law enforcement, correctional, and |
| 3 | correctional probation officers; amending s. 110.219, |
| 4 | F.S.; providing for a payout of a limited amount of |
| 5 | accumulated annual leave in certain circumstances; |
| 6 | providing an effective date. |
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| 8 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 10 | Section 1. Subsection (8) is added to section 110.219, |
| 11 | Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 12 | 110.219 Attendance and leave; general policies.-- |
| 13 | (8) Notwithstanding subsection (7) and s. 110.2037, each |
| 14 | December a law enforcement officer, correctional officer, or |
| 15 | correctional probation officer with at least 20 years of full- |
| 16 | time service with the state shall be entitled to a payout of up |
| 17 | to 48 hours of annual leave subject to the following conditions: |
| 18 | (a) The employee must have an annual leave balance of no |
| 19 | less than 240 hours after the payout in order to qualify for |
| 20 | this benefit. |
| 21 | (b) The payout must be deposited in a tax-sheltered plan |
| 22 | under s. 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, as provided for in |
| 23 | s. 110.2037. |
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| 25 | This payout shall be in addition to any payout provided for in |
| 26 | subsection (7). |
| 27 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2005. |