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Senate committee debates bill to apply military service credit to state annual leave accrual; committee fails to record required yeas
Summary
Senate Bill 357, to allow prior military service to be counted toward state annual-leave accrual, generated extended committee discussion about recruitment, fiscal impact and double-dipping. The committee ultimately did not record the required five recorded yeas during the voice vote and did not advance the measure.
Senate Bill 357, a proposal to credit prior military service toward a state employee—s annual leave accrual, drew extended debate in committee but failed to secure the required recorded affirmative votes during a voice vote.
Sponsor Senator Joshua Bryant described the bill as a recruitment and retention tool that would apply prior active-duty, reserve or National Guard service toward the state leave-accrual schedule, letting veterans accrue annual…
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