Senate Bill sb0776

    Florida Senate - 2005                                   SB 776

    By Senator Peaden





    2-616-05

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to state employment; amending

  3         s. 110.219, F.S.; providing for a payout for

  4         annual leave for certain state-employed law

  5         enforcement officers, correctional officers,

  6         and correctional probation officers; providing

  7         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.  Subsection (8) is added to section 110.219,

12  Florida Statutes, to read:

13         110.219  Attendance and leave; general policies.--

14         (8)  Notwithstanding subsection (7) and any provision

15  to the contrary in s. 110.2037, each December a law

16  enforcement officer, correctional officer, or correctional

17  probation officer having at least 20 years of full-time

18  service with the state is entitled to a payout for up to 48

19  hours of annual leave, subject to the following conditions:

20         (a)  The employee's annual leave balance after the

21  payout must be no less than 240 hours.

22         (b)  The payout must be deposited in a tax-sheltered

23  plan under s. 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code as provided

24  in s. 110.2037.

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26  The payout provided for in this subsection is in addition to

27  any payout provided for in subsection (7).

28         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2005.

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    Florida Senate - 2005                                   SB 776
    2-616-05




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 3    Provides for a payout for up to 48 hours of annual leave
      for state-employed law enforcement officers, correctional
 4    officers, and correctional probation officers having at
      least 20 years' full-time service. To be eligible, an
 5    officer must have at least 240 hours of leave remaining
      after the payout, which must be deposited into a
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