Florida Senate - 2024                                     SB 818
       
       
        
       By Senator Avila
       
       
       
       
       
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    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to military leave; amending ss. 115.09
    3         and 115.14, F.S.; providing that public officials and
    4         employees of the state, a county, a municipality, or a
    5         political subdivision, respectively, are entitled to
    6         their full pay for the first 30 days of military
    7         service, if such service is equal to or greater than a
    8         specified timeframe; making technical changes;
    9         providing an effective date.
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   11  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   13         Section 1. Section 115.09, Florida Statutes, is amended to
   14  read:
   15         115.09 Leave to public officials for military service.—All
   16  officials of the state, the several counties of the state, and
   17  the municipalities or political subdivisions of the state,
   18  including district school and community college officers, which
   19  officials are also servicemembers in the National Guard or a
   20  reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States, must
   21  shall be granted leave of absence from their respective offices
   22  and duties to perform active military service, with the first 30
   23  days of any such leave of absence to be with full pay for active
   24  federal military service that is equal to or greater than 90
   25  consecutive days.
   26         Section 2. Section 115.14, Florida Statutes, is amended to
   27  read:
   28         115.14 Employees.—All employees of the state, the several
   29  counties of the state, and the municipalities or political
   30  subdivisions of the state must shall be granted leave of absence
   31  under the terms of this law; upon such leave of absence being
   32  granted such said employee must shall enjoy the same rights and
   33  privileges as are hereby granted to officials under this law,
   34  insofar as may be, including, without limitation, receiving full
   35  pay for the first 30 days for federal military service that is
   36  equal to or greater than 90 consecutive days. Notwithstanding
   37  the provisions of s. 115.09, the employing authority may
   38  supplement the military pay of its officials and employees who
   39  are reservists called to active military service after the first
   40  30 days in an amount necessary to bring their total salary,
   41  inclusive of their base military pay, to the level earned at the
   42  time they were called to active military duty. The employing
   43  authority shall continue to provide all health insurance and
   44  other existing benefits to such officials and employees as
   45  required by the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment
   46  Rights Act, chapter 43 of Title 38 U.S.C.
   47         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024.