| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to travel expenses; providing an increased |
| 3 | mileage rate for state employees required to travel for |
| 4 | work related to certain disasters or emergencies during a |
| 5 | specified period; providing for reimbursement; providing |
| 6 | for retroactive effect; providing an effective date. |
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| 8 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 10 | Section 1. Notwithstanding s. 112.061, Florida Statutes, |
| 11 | any state employee who, as a part of his or her job, is or was |
| 12 | required to travel at any time during the period from July 1, |
| 13 | 2005, through December 31, 2005, to perform work related to a |
| 14 | state of emergency declared by the Governor pursuant to chapter |
| 15 | 252, Florida Statutes, shall be entitled to a mileage allowance |
| 16 | of 48.5 cents per mile. Any such employee already reimbursed on |
| 17 | the basis of a lesser allowance for work performed during that |
| 18 | period shall be reimbursed the remaining difference between that |
| 19 | lesser amount and the amount authorized by this section. |
| 20 | Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law |
| 21 | and shall apply retroactively to July 1, 2005. |