The bill amends the existing law regarding military leaves and re-employment protection for military personnel by introducing provisions that allow local units of government to establish differential pay programs for employees who take leaves of absence to enter active military service. Specifically, it states that local governments may create ordinances or resolutions to provide either a differential pay program or a specified number of paid leave days for these employees. The bill emphasizes that these provisions are subject to the military leave for first responders act.

Additionally, the bill clarifies the definition of "differential pay program" to mean a program where the local government pays the difference between the employee's government salary and their military pay, should the government salary exceed the military pay. It also updates the terminology from "his or her" to "the employee's" for inclusivity. The enactment of this amendment is contingent upon the passage of related Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 5233.

Statutes affected:
House Introduced Bill: 32.273