Senate Bill S733

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the reemployment of certain persons ordered to military service

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2017-S733 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5401
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Military Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§317 & 243, Mil L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S6917, A9783
2019-2020: S120
2021-2022: S2698
2023-2024: S651

2017-S733 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides a right of reemployment for persons who reside in another state who are ordered to military service within New York state, if the state of residence provides a like protection.

2017-S733 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S733 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    733
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. ORTT, CROCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Veterans,  Homeland
   Security and Military Affairs
 
 AN ACT to amend the military law, in relation to reemployment of members
   of an organized militia called to military service

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 317 of the military law is amended by adding a  new
 subdivision 4-a to read as follows:
    4-A.  THE  BENEFITS,  RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES GRANTED TO PERSONS IN THE
 MILITARY SERVICE BY THIS SECTION SHALL BE EXTENDED AND APPLICABLE TO ANY
 PERSON WHO IS EMPLOYED IN THIS STATE BUT WHO IS A  RESIDENT  OF  ANOTHER
 STATE  AND  A  MEMBER OF SUCH STATE'S ORGANIZED MILITIA CALLED TO ACTIVE
 SERVICE BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE IN  WHICH  THEY  RESIDE;  PROVIDED,
 HOWEVER,  THAT  SUCH  PROVISIONS  SHALL ONLY APPLY IF THE STATE IN WHICH
 SUCH PERSON RESIDES PROVIDES A RECIPROCAL GRANT OF SUCH BENEFITS, RIGHTS
 AND PRIVILEGES TO PERSONS EMPLOYED IN SUCH STATE WHO ARE MEMBERS OF  NEW
 YORK'S  ORGANIZED  MILITIA WHEN CALLED TO ACTIVE SERVICE BY THE GOVERNOR
 OF NEW YORK STATE.
   § 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section  243  of  the  military
 law,  as added by chapter 420 of the laws of 1953, is amended to read as
 follows:
   (a) (I) The term "public employee" shall mean an officer  or  employee
 holding a position by appointment or employment in the state of New York
 or in the cities, counties, towns, villages or school districts thereof,
 or in any other political or civil division of the state or of a munici-
 pality,  or  in any public or special district, or in the service of any
 public authority, public benefit corporation, commission or board, or in
 any other branch of the public service.
    (II) THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO ANY PERSON WHO  IS
 EMPLOYED  IN  THIS  STATE  BUT  WHO IS A RESIDENT OF ANOTHER STATE AND A
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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