Florida Senate - 2010                                     SB 464
       
       
       
       By Senator Fasano
       
       
       
       
       11-00355A-10                                           2010464__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to military affairs; amending s.
    3         115.07, F.S., relating to provisions authorizing leave
    4         of absence for officers and employees of the state or
    5         counties, municipalities, or political subdivisions
    6         who are commissioned reserve officers or reserve
    7         enlisted personnel in the United States military or
    8         naval service or who are members of the National
    9         Guard; providing that such officers and employees are
   10         entitled to 30 days rather than 17 days of annual
   11         leave of absence without loss of time or efficiency
   12         rating; amending s. 250.10, F.S.; providing for the
   13         appointment of a second Assistant Adjutant General for
   14         the Florida Army National Guard Army; providing an
   15         effective date.
   16  
   17  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   19         Section 1. Subsection (2) of section 115.07, Florida
   20  Statutes, is amended to read:
   21         115.07 Officers and employees’ leaves of absence for
   22  reserve or guard training.—
   23         (2) Leaves of absence granted as a matter of legal right
   24  under the provisions of this section shall not exceed 30 17
   25  working days in any one annual period. Administrative leaves of
   26  absence for additional or longer periods of time for assignment
   27  to duty functions of a military character shall be without pay
   28  and shall be granted by the employing or appointing authority of
   29  any state, county, municipal, or political subdivision employee
   30  and when so granted shall be without loss of time or efficiency
   31  rating.
   32         Section 2. Subsection (4) of section 250.10, Florida
   33  Statutes, is amended to read:
   34         250.10 Appointment and duties of the Adjutant General.—
   35         (4)(a) The Adjutant General shall, subject to confirmation
   36  by the Senate, employ a federally recognized officer of the
   37  Florida National Guard, who has served in the Florida Army Guard
   38  for the preceding 5 years and attained the rank of colonel or
   39  higher at the time of appointment, to be the Assistant Adjutant
   40  General for Army.
   41         (b) The Adjutant General may, subject to confirmation by
   42  the Senate, employ an additional, federally recognized officer
   43  of the Florida National Guard, who has served in the Florida
   44  Army Guard for the preceding 5 years and attained the rank of
   45  colonel or higher at the time of appointment, to be a second
   46  Assistant Adjutant General for Army.
   47  
   48  Each The officer shall perform the duties required by the
   49  Adjutant General.
   50         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010.