House Bill hb0009B

    Florida House of Representatives - 2001                 HB 9-B

        By Representatives Alexander, Bowen, Bennett, Spratt and
    Gibson





  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to compensation of public

  3         officials and employees called to active

  4         military service; amending s. 115.14, F.S.;

  5         authorizing the employing authorities of public

  6         officials and employees to supplement the

  7         military pay of those officials and employees

  8         who are called to active service in either the

  9         National Guard or a reserve component of the

10         Armed Forces of the United States; providing an

11         effective date.

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

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15         Section 1.  Section 115.14, Florida Statutes, is

16  amended to read:

17         115.14  Employees.--All employees of the state, the

18  several counties of the state, and the municipalities or

19  political subdivisions of the state may, in the discretion of

20  the employing authority of such employee, be granted leave of

21  absence under the terms of this law; upon such leave of

22  absence being granted said employee shall enjoy the same

23  rights and privileges as are hereby granted to officials under

24  this law, insofar as may be.  Notwithstanding the provisions

25  of s. 115.09, the employing authority may supplement the

26  military pay of its officials and employees who are officers

27  or enlisted personnel in the National Guard or a reserve

28  component of the Armed Forces of the United States reservists

29  called to active military service for the first 30 days with

30  full pay and, thereafter, in an amount necessary to bring

31  their total salary, inclusive of their base military pay, to

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  1  the level earned at the time they were called to active

  2  military duty.  The employing authority may also, in its

  3  discretion, continue to provide any health insurance and other

  4  existing benefits to such officials and employees.

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

  6  law.

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      Authorizes the employing authorities of public officials
11    and employees to supplement the military pay of those
      officials and employees who are called to active service
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      the Armed Forces of the United States.
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