Assembly Bill A5588

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Grants excused leave to civil service employees who are volunteer firefighters or ambulance workers during state of emergency

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A5588 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
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Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A5101
2013-2014: A6707
2015-2016: A5990
2017-2018: A6196
2019-2020: A5595
2021-2022: A4703
2023-2024: A3668

2009-A5588 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Grants excused leave to civil service employees during states of emergency as declared by the federal, state or a municipal government, when such employees are members of a volunteer fire department or a volunteer ambulance or rescue squad.

2009-A5588 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5588

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 13, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  OAKS, CALHOUN, HAWLEY, SCOZZAFAVA, WALKER --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of A. BACALLES,  BARCLAY,  BURLING,  BUTLER,
  CORWIN,  DUPREY,  ERRIGO, FINCH, FITZPATRICK, JORDAN, KOLB, McDONOUGH,
  MILLER, MOLINARO, O'MARA, QUINN, RABBITT, RAIA, SAYWARD, THIELE, TOWN-
  SEND -- read once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Governmental
  Employees

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  civil service law, in relation to directing the
  granting of excused leave to civil service employees who  are  members
  of  a  volunteer  fire  department  or a volunteer ambulance or rescue
  squad during a state of emergency

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The civil service law is amended by adding a new section 88
to read as follows:
  S 88. EXCUSED LEAVE DURING A STATE OF EMERGENCY. 1. EVERY PERSON HOLD-
ING  A POSITION IN THE CIVIL SERVICE WHO IS A MEMBER OF A VOLUNTEER FIRE
DEPARTMENT OR OF A VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE SQUAD SHALL BE ENTITLED TO ABSENT
HIMSELF OR HERSELF AND SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE A LEAVE OF  ABSENCE  FROM
HIS  OR  HER  DUTIES OR SERVICE AS SUCH CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEE, DURING A
STATE OF EMERGENCY AS DECLARED BY THE FEDERAL, THE STATE OR A  MUNICIPAL
GOVERNMENT,  WHEN  SUCH  CIVIL  SERVICE  EMPLOYEE IS REQUIRED TO PERFORM
DUTIES OR SERVICES FOR SUCH VOLUNTEER DEPARTMENT OR SQUAD AS THE  RESULT
OF THE STATE OF EMERGENCY.
  2.  THE ENTIRE PERIOD OF THE LEAVE OF ABSENCE GRANTED PURSUANT TO THIS
SECTION SHALL BE EXCUSED LEAVE AND SHALL  NOT  BE  CHARGED  AGAINST  ANY
OTHER LEAVE SUCH CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEE IS OTHERWISE ENTITLED TO.
  3.  EVERY  CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEE TAKING SUCH A LEAVE OF ABSENCE SHALL
MAINTAIN A LOG OF ALL VOLUNTEER HOURS  PERFORMED  DURING  THE  STATE  OF
EMERGENCY.  SUCH  LOG SHALL BE SIGNED BY THE EMPLOYEE AND A LINE OFFICER
OF THE VOLUNTEER  ORGANIZATION,  AND  BE  SUBMITTED  TO  THE  EMPLOYEE'S
EMPLOYER.
  S  2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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