OH SB287

Permits state employees to receive up to five years of longevity pay and vacation leave credit for prior service as members of the uniformed services, with partial years of eight continuous months or more counted as full years.

Requires employees to submit proof of military service to the Director of Administrative Services within 90 days of hiring to receive credit; proof submitted after that deadline results in loss of retroactive benefits.

Applies to employees of the state and political subdivisions earning vacation credits, allowing military service to be counted alongside prior service with other employers for vacation leave computation.

Adds "military status" as a protected class under Ohio's civil rights and fair housing discrimination laws across employment, housing, and public accommodations.

Current state employees have 90 days from the effective date to submit military service proof to receive the credit retroactively under the new provisions.