Terms Used In Florida Statutes 250.48

  • National Guard: means the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard. See Florida Statutes 250.01
  • Officer: means a commissioned officer or warrant officer. See Florida Statutes 250.01
  • political subdivision: include counties, cities, towns, villages, special tax school districts, special road and bridge districts, bridge districts, and all other districts in this state. See Florida Statutes 1.01
Any officer or employee of the state, of any county or school district of the state, or of any municipality or political subdivision of the state who is a member of the Florida National Guard is entitled to leave of absence from his or her respective duties, without loss of pay, time, or efficiency rating, on all days during which the officer or employee is engaged in active state duty for a named event, declared disaster, or operation pursuant to s. 250.28 or s. 252.36. However, a leave of absence without loss of pay granted under this section may not exceed 30 days for each emergency or disaster, as established by executive order.