Senate Bill sb0040B

    Florida Senate - 2001                                  SB 40-B

    By Senator Burt





    16-483-02

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to the Florida Disaster

  3         Volunteer Leave Act; amending s. 110.120, F.S.;

  4         authorizing the Governor and Cabinet to approve

  5         leave under the act for services in response to

  6         a disaster occurring within the boundaries of

  7         the United States; providing an effective date.

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  9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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11         Section 1.  Section 110.120, Florida Statutes, is

12  amended to read:

13         110.120  Administrative leave for disaster service

14  volunteers.--

15         (1)  SHORT TITLE.--This section shall be known and may

16  be cited as the "Florida Disaster Volunteer Leave Act."

17         (2)  DEFINITIONS.--As used in this section, the

18  following terms shall apply:

19         (a)  "State agency" means any official, officer,

20  commission, board, authority, council, committee, or

21  department of the executive branch of state government.

22         (b)  "Disaster" includes disasters designated at level

23  II and above in the American National Red Cross regulations

24  and procedures.

25         (3)  LEAVE OF ABSENCE.--An employee of a state agency

26  who is a certified disaster service volunteer of the American

27  Red Cross may be granted a leave of absence with pay for not

28  more than 15 working days in any 12-month period to

29  participate in specialized disaster relief services for the

30  American Red Cross. Such leave of absence may be granted upon

31  the request of the American Red Cross and upon the approval of

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    Florida Senate - 2001                                  SB 40-B
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  1  the employee's employing agency. An employee granted leave

  2  under this section shall not be deemed to be an employee of

  3  the state for purposes of workers' compensation. Leave under

  4  this act may shall be granted only for services related to a

  5  disaster occurring within the boundaries of the State of

  6  Florida, except that, with the approval of the Governor and

  7  Cabinet, leave may be granted for services in response to a

  8  disaster occurring within the boundaries of the United States.

  9         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

10  law.

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13                          SENATE SUMMARY

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      specified state employees who volunteer their services to
15    the American Red Cross for a disaster occurring within
      the boundaries of the United States.
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