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                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             November 6, 2020
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 Introduced  by  COMMITTEE  ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Perry) --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil service law,  in  relation  to  enacting  "the
   COVID-19 extra time for heroes act"
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as  "the  COVID-19
 extra time for heroes act".
   § 2. The civil service law is amended by adding a new section 159-c to
 read as follows:
   §  159-C.  COVID-19  EMERGENCY  BONUS TIME. 1. (A) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
 OTHER PROVISION OF THIS ARTICLE OR OF ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL OR LOCAL  LAW
 TO  THE  CONTRARY,  ANY PERSON SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER
 WHO IS EMPLOYED AS  A  CERTIFIED  FIRST  RESPONDER  TO  PERFORM  REGULAR
 SERVICES  AS  A  HEALTHCARE WORKER IN A REGION AND/OR COUNTY OF NEW YORK
 STATE DURING PHASE ONE AND/OR PHASE TWO OF THE REOPENING  PLAN  FOR  THE
 STATE  RELATING TO THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS DISEASE STATE DISASTER SHALL BE
 AWARDED FIVE ADDITIONAL DAYS OF PAID PERSONAL TIME OFF. SUCH  ADDITIONAL
 TIME SHALL CARRY FORWARD INTO CALENDAR YEARS TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE AND
 TWO  THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO AND SHALL BE AVAILABLE FOR USE FOR THE LATER OF
 TWO YEARS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION OR ONE YEAR AFTER THE
 END OF THE COVID-19 DECLARED STATE OF EMERGENCY.
   (B) A PERSON ELIGIBLE FOR ADDITIONAL PERSONAL  TIME  OFF  PURSUANT  TO
 PARAGRAPH  (A)  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION SHALL ONLY RECEIVE SUCH ADDITIONAL
 TIME ONCE.
   2. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
   (A) "CERTIFIED FIRST RESPONDER" MEANS:
   (I) AN INDIVIDUAL WHO MEETS THE MINIMUM  REQUIREMENTS  ESTABLISHED  BY
 REGULATIONS  PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE THOUSAND TWO OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH
 LAW AND WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF INITIAL  LIFESAVING
 CARE OF SICK AND INJURED PERSONS; AND
   (II)  A  POLICE OR PEACE OFFICER INVOLVED IN EMERGENCY CALLS INVOLVING
 THE ADMINISTRATION OF INITIAL LIFESAVING CARE TO  PERSONS  SUSPECTED  OF
 BEING INFECTED WITH COVID-19; AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD17414-02-0

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   (B)  "HEALTHCARE  WORKER"  MEANS  ANY  PERSON  WORKING AS A PHYSICIAN,
 NURSE, REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL NURSE, LICENSED  PRACTICAL  NURSE,  NURSE
 PRACTITIONER,  CLINICAL  NURSE  SPECIALIST,  CERTIFIED  NURSE ASSISTANT,
 MEDICAL ASSISTANT, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT, SPECIALIST  ASSISTANT,  PATHOLO-
 GISTS'  ASSISTANT,  MEDICAL  TECHNICIAN, RESPIRATORY THERAPY TECHNICIAN,
 MEDICAL  TECHNOLOGIST,  DIAGNOSTIC  MEDICAL  SONOGRAPHER,  PHLEBOTOMIST,
 CLINICAL  SUPPORT  AID,  IMMEDIATE TREATMENT ASSISTANT OR OTHER HOSPITAL
 STAFF PERSON WHO HAD DIRECT CONTACT WITH PATIENTS  OR  WORKED  IN  AREAS
 IMMEDIATELY  ADJACENT  TO  PATIENT  ROOMS DURING THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE
 2019 (COVID-19) STATE OF EMERGENCY; AND
   (C) "CORONAVIRUS DISEASE STATE  DISASTER"  MEANS  THE  STATE  DISASTER
 EMERGENCY  DECLARED  PURSUANT  TO EXECUTIVE ORDER TWO HUNDRED TWO OF TWO
 THOUSAND TWENTY.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.