HB-4117, As Passed Senate, April 14, 2005

SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 4117

     A bill to amend 1955 PA 133, entitled

"An act to provide for the granting of military leaves and

providing re-employment protection for officers and enlisted men of

the military or naval forces of the state or of the United States,"

(MCL 32.271 to 32.274) by adding section 3a.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 3a. (1) A local unit of government may provide by

ordinance or resolution or through personnel policy a differential

pay program or for a specific number of paid days of leave for

employees of the local unit of government who request or are

required to take a leave of absence to enter into active service in

a uniformed service as those terms are defined in section 3.

     (2) As used in this section:

     (a) "Differential pay program" means a program through which

the local unit of government agrees to pay during the leave of

absence all or a part of the difference between the amount the

employee is paid by the local unit of government and the amount the

employee receives through his or her uniformed service if the

amount paid by the local unit of government exceeds the amount paid

by the uniformed service.

     (b) "Local unit of government" means a city, village,

township, or county.