Bill Text: NY A01414 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Provides that members of the civil air patrol shall be entitled to paid leave for emergency services during a declared state of emergency.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2021-10-08 - signed chap.438 [A01414 Detail]
Download: New_York-2021-A01414-Amended.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1414--A 2021-2022 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 11, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LUPARDO, VANEL, ANGELINO, McMAHON, THIELE, SANTA- BARBARA, DICKENS, CUSICK, HAWLEY, TAGUE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to paid leave for members of the civil air patrol The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The civil service law is amended by adding a new section 2 82-c to read as follows: 3 § 82-c. Civil air patrol volunteers; paid leave. Notwithstanding any 4 other provisions of law to the contrary, public officers and employees 5 of the state who are members of the United States Air Force Auxiliary 6 Civil Air Patrol or the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Pilots shall 7 be granted leave from work with pay to participate in emergency services 8 during a declared state of emergency upon a written request from a unit 9 commander and the approval of the chief administrative officer of the 10 state agency, department or bureau for which the public officer or 11 employee serves. The public officer or employee shall be compensated at 12 his or her regular rate of pay for those regular work hours during which 13 the public officer or employee is absent from work while participating 14 in emergency services missions during a declared state of emergency. 15 Such leave shall be provided without loss of seniority, compensation, 16 sick leave, vacation leave or other overtime compensation to which the 17 volunteer is otherwise entitled and shall not exceed twenty days in any 18 calendar year. 19 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02877-03-1