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Committee advances bill to credit military service toward state annual-leave accrual
Summary
Senators advanced a bill that would let prior military service count toward state annual-leave accruals, allowing veterans to accrue leave at higher state-tier rates sooner; supporters said it aids recruitment and retention, while fiscal impact was not determinable in committee analysis.
Senator Joshua Bridal (Senate District 32) introduced a bill to allow prior military service to count toward a state employee's annual-leave accrual rate, saying the change would make state employment more competitive for veterans and reservists.
"I think those are the type of candidates we want to hire inside of our state workforce," Bridal said, describing veterans as trained, service-minded candidates. He described the bill as a recruitment and retention incentive that would apply prior active-duty,…
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