Senate Bill S5268

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to authorizing additional paid leave for certain employees

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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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2015-S5268 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7739
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Military Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง242, Mil L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S2911, A3198

2015-S5268 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to authorizing additional paid leave for certain employees with military combat experience, while engaged in the performance of ordered military duty.

2015-S5268 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5268 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5268

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  CROCI  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
  ty and Military Affairs

AN ACT to amend the military law, in relation to authorizing  additional
  paid leave for certain employees

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 5 of  section  242  of  the  military  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  161  of  the  laws  of 1984, is amended to read as
follows:
  5. Pay for military duty. [Every] (A) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED  IN
PARAGRAPH  (B)  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION,  EVERY public officer or employee
shall be paid his OR HER salary or other  compensation  as  such  public
officer  or employee for any and all periods of absence while engaged in
the performance of ordered military duty, and while going to and return-
ing from such duty, not exceeding a total of thirty days  or  twenty-two
working  days,  whichever  is  greater, in any one calendar year and not
exceeding thirty days or twenty-two working days, whichever is  greater,
in any one continuous period of such absence.
  (B) EVERY PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE EMPLOYED BY THE STATE OF NEW YORK
WITH  MILITARY  COMBAT EXPERIENCE, AS EVIDENCED BY THE PUBLIC OFFICER OR
EMPLOYEE'S DD-214 AND OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE  DOCUMENTATION,  SHALL
BE  PAID  HIS OR HER SALARY OR OTHER COMPENSATION AS SUCH PUBLIC OFFICER
OR EMPLOYEE FOR ANY AND ALL PERIODS OF  ABSENCE  WHILE  ENGAGED  IN  THE
PERFORMANCE  OF ORDERED MILITARY DUTY, WHILE GOING TO AND RETURNING FROM
SUCH DUTY, AND WHILE UTILIZING ANY HEALTHCARE RELATED  SERVICES  RELATED
TO SUCH DUTY, NOT EXCEEDING FORTY DAYS OR THIRTY WORKING DAYS, WHICHEVER
IS  GREATER,  IN  ANY  ONE CALENDAR YEAR AND NOT EXCEEDING FORTY DAYS OR
THIRTY WORKING DAYS, WHICHEVER IS GREATER, IN ANY ONE CONTINUOUS  PERIOD
OF SUCH ABSENCE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10805-04-5

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