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FL S1138
Bill
AI Summary
- Establishes the Florida National Guard Joint Enlistment Enhancement Program (JEEP) within the Department of Military Affairs to bolster recruitment and increase the state's National Guard force structure
- Florida ranks 53rd out of 54 states and territories in guard-member-to-resident ratio, with just over 12,000 guard members serving approximately 21 million residents (1 per every 1,833 residents)
- Eligible recruiting assistants include current Florida National Guard members in pay grades E-1 through O-3 and retirees in any pay grade who help recruit potential new members
- Recruiting assistants receive $250 for each potential new member referred to the Florida National Guard and an additional $250 upon that referred member's enlistment
- Appropriates $70,000 in nonrecurring funds from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Military Affairs for the 2023-2024 fiscal year to implement the program, with an effective date of July 1, 2023
Legislative Description
Florida National Guard Recruitment
Last Action
Died in Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
5/5/2023
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