Committee OKs bill clarifying military leave definitions for state employees
House Bill 2663, which harmonizes leave-language for National Guard and Reserve members and clarifies 'day' as a 'shift of work', received unanimous committee support and a due-pass recommendation after brief sponsor explanation and bipartisan questions.
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House Bill 2663 updates statutory language to align leave-of-absence rules for state and local employees who serve in the National Guard or U.S. Armed Forces Reserves. The presenter said the measure clarifies terms (defining "day" as a "shift of work") and updates outdated terminology to reduce confusion; Representative Michelle Pena (speaker 9) described the change as a language cleanup that will not affect benefits.
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