HB 1211 — Military Affairs

F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HBCS/HB 1211 2026 A bill to be entitled An act relating to military affairs;

121.055, F.S.;

revising military positions required to participate in the Senior Management Service Class of the Florida Retirement System;

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Section 115.01, Florida Statutes, is amended to Page 2 of 10 CODING:

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Section 115.01, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

115.07 Officers and employees' leaves of absence for reserve or guard training.— (1) All officers or employees of the state, of the several counties of the state, and of the municipalities or political subdivisions of the state who are commissioned reserve officers or reserve enlisted personnel in the United States military or naval service or members of the National Guard are entitled to leaves of absence from their respective duties, without loss of vacation leave, pay, time, or efficiency rating, on all days during which they are engaged in training ordered under the Pageprovisions 3 of 11the CODING:United States military or naval training regulations or applicable general law for such personnel when assigned to active or inactive duty.

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115.09 Leave to public officials for military service.—All officials of the state, the several counties of the state, and the municipalities or political subdivisions of the state, including district school and Florida community College System officers, which officials are also servicemembers in the National Guard or a reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States, must be granted leave of absence from their respective offices and duties to perform active military service, with the first 30 days of any such leave of absence to be with full pay for active federal military service that is Page 4 of 1110 CODING:

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121.055 Senior Management Service Class.—There is hereby established a separate class of membership within the Florida Retirement System to be known as the "Senior Management Service Class," which shall become effective February 1, 1987.

(1) (g) Effective July 1, 1996, participation in the Senior Management Service Class shall be compulsory for any member of the Florida Retirement System employed with the Department of Military Affairs in the uniformed positions of the Adjutant General, Assistant Adjutant General-Army, Assistant Adjutant General-Air, State Quartermaster, Director of Human Resources, Director of Legislative Affairs, Inspector General, Executive Officer, and additional directors as designated by the agency head, not to exceed two Special Projects Officers of the Florida National Guard a total of 10 positions.

In lieu of participation in the Senior Management Service Class, such members may participate in the Senior Management Service Optional Annuity Program as established in subsection (6).

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(m) Subject to annual appropriations, administer youth About Face programs and adult Forward March programs at sites to Page 65 of 1110 CODING:

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The program also shall provide extensive opportunities for participants to practice generic job skills in a supervised work setting.

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traditional drilling guardsmen on state active duty or on Title 32 United States Code duty, who otherwise do not qualify for the assistance programs available to servicemembers serving under Title 10 United States Code, and who demonstrate valid financial need, and their eligible beneficiaries, are authorized to apply for and receive financial assistance from the program, as administered by the Florida National Guard Foundation's board of directors and its governing bylaws, contingent upon the availability of funds serving in the Global War on Terrorism or Overseas Contingency Operation or who request assistance within 120 days after the termination of ordersPage for7 such service and return to their home of record.10 CODING:

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