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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to leave of absence to officials and 2
employees; amending ss. 115.09 and 115.14, F.S.; 3
providing that certain public officials and employees 4
may receive full pay for a leave of absence relating 5
to active federal military service that lasts a 6
certain length of time; providing an effective date. 7
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9
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Section 1. Section 115.09, Florida Sta tutes, is amended to 11
read: 12
115.09 Leave to public officials for military service. —All 13
officials of the state, the several counties of the state, and 14
the municipalities or political subdivisions of the state, 15
including district school and community colleg e officers, which 16
officials are also servicemembers in the National Guard or a 17
reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States, 18
shall be granted leave of absence from their respective offices 19
and duties to perform active military service, the fi rst 30 days 20
of any such leave of absence to be with full pay for active 21
federal military service that is 90 consecutive days or more . 22
Section 2. Section 115.14, Florida Statutes, is amended to 23
read: 24
115.14 Employees.—All employees of the state, the s everal 25
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counties of the state, and the municipalities or political 26
subdivisions of the state shall be granted leave of absence 27
under the terms of this law; upon such leave of absence being 28
granted said employee shall enjoy the same rights and privileges 29
as are hereby granted to officials under this law, insofar as 30
may be, including, without limitation, receiving full pay for 31
the first 30 days for active federal military service that is 90 32
consecutive days or more . Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 33
115.09, the employing authority may supplement the military pay 34
of its officials and employees who are reservists called to 35
active military service after the first 30 days in an amount 36
necessary to bring their total salary, inclusive of their base 37
military pay, to the level earned at the time they were called 38
to active military duty. The employing authority shall continue 39
to provide all health insurance and other existing benefits to 40
such officials and employees as required by the Uniformed 41
Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, chapter 43 of 42
Title 38 U.S.C. 43
Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 44