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 serve in the military. Specifically, it allows these local governments to provide either a differential pay program or a specified number of paid leave days for employees entering active service. 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 pay from the government and their pay from the uniformed service, should the local government's payment exceed that of the uniformed service. The term "local unit of government" is defined to include cities, villages, townships, and counties. The enactment of this bill is contingent upon the passage of related Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 5233.

Statutes affected:
House Introduced Bill: 32.273
As Passed by the House: 32.273