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House Debates Optional Local Pay for National Guard Service; 15-Day Cap Stirs Concern
Summary
First substitute Senate Bill 204 would allow counties and municipalities to provide up to 15 days paid leave for employees serving in the National Guard; sponsors said the provision is discretionary for local employers, prompting questions about double pay and long overseas deployments and a motion to circle the bill for further work.
House members debated first substitute Senate Bill 204 on March 2, which would permit counties and municipalities to allow up to 15 days of paid leave for employees called to National Guard service. Representative Benioff, describing the measure, said the bill is "very short" and that the intent is to give local political subdivisions discretion to provide paid time…
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