The bill extends the privilege to Defense Ministry servicemen and to those who served under contract in Rosgvardia, the National Guard, Meduza reported.
In most regions, senior municipal posts currently require one to two years of tenure for a department head and four to six years for heads of staff, deputy heads or heads of administrations, The Moscow Times reported. Without that experience, candidates can apply only for the junior group of positions.
According to Faridaily, war participants will be able to seek leadership posts in municipalities without starting their careers in low-paid positions. The tenure also grants the right to salary supplements and bonuses, including extra vacation days and a seniority pension.
"We must make it so that the guys can find decent work. The corresponding positions will also give them social guarantees: pension supplements and additional leave," Meduza quoted State Duma deputy Darya Lantratova of United Russia as saying.
The explanatory note to the bill says the measure will "stimulate" war participants to take up municipal service and support their social adaptation, The Insider reported.
The bill was submitted to the State Duma on the instructions of Vladimir Putin and was co-authored by 342 deputies, according to Meduza.
The Moscow Times noted that those returning from the front were earlier allowed to train as officials under the "Time of Heroes" program, launched on the president's instructions to prepare a "new elite."