Military Leave Provision. Military leave will be granted to an employee pursuant to provisions outlined in Florida Statutes section 1012.66, as well as Florida Statutes sections 115.07, 115.09, and 115.14, that allow the protection of civilian pay, benefits, and position during the time that the employee is called to active service of the Armed Forces. 1. Any employee who is a member of the National Guard or any reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States who is ordered by appropriate authorities to attend a prescribed training program shall be granted leave and shall be paid the first seventeen (17) working days of such training in accordance with section 115.07, Florida Statutes. Leave with pay shall not be granted to an employee who voluntarily extends his or her training time or who is required to serve additional training time due to excessive absences from prior training periods. 2. Reservists or National Guard Members called for active duty will be granted leave in accordance with section 115.14, Florida Statutes, and will be reinstated in accordance with the requirements of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (“USERRA”). In accordance with section 115.14, Florida Statutes, the first thirty (30) days of active duty service will be with full pay. 3. Application for reemployment shall be filed with the School Board within six (6) months following the date of discharge of release from active military duty, and the Board shall have a reasonable time not to exceed three (3) months, to reassign the employee to the same or similar position in the school system. 4. During the leave, the employee will accrue leave benefits, experience credit and will be considered an active employee for purpose of all benefits including group health insurance.
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Military Leave Provision. Military leave will be granted to an employee pursuant to provisions outlined in Florida Statutes section 1012.66, as well as Florida Statutes sections 115.07, 115.09, and 115.14, that allow the protection of civilian pay, benefits, and position during the time that the employee is called to active service of the Armed Forces.
1. Any employee who is a member of the National Guard or any reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States who is ordered by appropriate authorities to attend a prescribed training program shall be granted leave and shall be paid the first seventeen (17) working days of such training in accordance with section 115.07, Florida Statutes. Leave with pay shall not be granted to an employee who voluntarily extends his or her training time or who is required to serve additional training time due to excessive absences from prior training periods.
2. Reservists or National Guard Members called for active duty will be granted leave in accordance with section 115.14, Florida Statutes, and will be reinstated in accordance with the requirements of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (“USERRA”―USERRA‖). In accordance with section 115.14, Florida Statutes, the first thirty (30) days of active duty service will be with full pay.
3. Application for reemployment shall be filed with the School Board within six (6) months following the date of discharge of release from active military duty, and the Board shall have a reasonable time not to exceed three (3) months, to reassign the employee to the same or similar position in the school system.
4. During the leave, the employee will accrue leave benefits, experience credit and will be considered an active employee for purpose of all benefits including group health insurance.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement