The bill amends existing laws regarding municipal law enforcement, specifically focusing on holiday compensation, annual vacation leave, and sick leave for law enforcement officers. It establishes that all full-time certified law enforcement officers who work twenty-five hours or more per week are entitled to compensation for legal holidays set by their municipality. The compensation will be based on the officer's daily rate of pay and will be in addition to their regular pay. The bill also clarifies that annual vacation leave must be granted to these officers, allowing for a minimum of fifteen working days with full pay, and unused vacation leave can be compensated upon retirement or termination.
Additionally, the bill revises the sick leave provisions for full-time certified law enforcement officers, allowing them to accumulate sick leave at a rate of twenty working days per year, with a maximum accumulation of sixty days unless otherwise authorized by municipal ordinance. It specifies that sick leave can only be charged for days the officer is scheduled to work and ensures that officers are compensated for unused sick leave upon retirement or death, with a cap on the amount payable. The bill also introduces a definition for "full-time certified law enforcement officer" and allows municipalities to adopt a catastrophic leave program for officers.