| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to Veterans' Day; requiring employers to |
| 3 | give honorably discharged veterans a paid holiday on |
| 4 | November 11 of each year; providing an effective date. |
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| 6 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 8 | Section 1. Any person who employs a person who was |
| 9 | honorably discharged from any branch of the United States |
| 10 | military must allow such veteran to observe November 11 each |
| 11 | year as a paid holiday. If November 11 occurs on a Saturday or |
| 12 | Sunday, the date of the legally observed holiday shall be the |
| 13 | paid holiday. |
| 14 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2008. |