76.49. An officer who takes an adoption leave provided for in section 76.40 or 76.41 is entitled to the benefits provided for in sections 76.19, 76.20, 76.23 and 76.25.
The officer who is on adoption leave maintains his or her participation in all of the mandatory group insurance plans in which he or she participates. The employer and the officer make their respective payments on the basis of the salary that the officer would receive if he or she were at work and the full provisions of the group insurance plans apply.
At the end of the adoption leave, the officer shall resume his or her position with the employer, subject to the provisions respecting employment stability provided for in Chapter 5. The terms of employment, including the salary, shall be the same as those to which the officer would have been entitled had the officer remained at work.
T.B. 193821, s. 7; M.O. 2011-019, s. 23; 2017-004M.O. 2017-004, s. 271.