S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5633 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 24, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. MURRAY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the labor law, the civil service law and the military law, in relation to informing certain persons upon entry into military service of their rights under the New York state soldiers' and sailors' civil relief act THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 210-b to 2 read as follows: 3 S 210-B. INFORMATIONAL OUTLINE OF RIGHTS. 1. THE COMMISSIONER IN 4 CONSULTATION WITH THE ADJUTANT GENERAL, OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE, SHALL 5 PREPARE AN INFORMATIONAL OUTLINE TO INFORM ALL RESIDENTS OF THIS STATE 6 UPON ENTRY INTO MILITARY SERVICE OF THEIR RIGHTS UNDER THE NEW YORK 7 STATE SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' CIVIL RELIEF ACT OF 1951, ESTABLISHED IN 8 ARTICLE THIRTEEN OF THE MILITARY LAW. 9 2. SUCH INFORMATIONAL OUTLINE SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL SUCH RESI- 10 DENTS IN MILITARY SERVICE AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED BY SUBDIVISION ONE OF 11 SECTION THREE HUNDRED ONE OF THE MILITARY LAW. 12 S 2. The civil service law is amended by adding a new section 153 to 13 read as follows: 14 S 153. INFORMATIONAL OUTLINE OF RIGHTS. 1. THE PRESIDENT OF THE STATE 15 COMMISSION IN CONSULTATION WITH THE ADJUTANT GENERAL, OR HIS OR HER 16 DESIGNEE, SHALL PREPARE AN INFORMATIONAL OUTLINE TO INFORM ALL RESIDENTS 17 OF THIS STATE UPON ENTRY INTO MILITARY SERVICE OF THEIR RIGHTS UNDER THE 18 NEW YORK STATE SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' CIVIL RELIEF ACT OF 1951, ESTAB- 19 LISHED IN ARTICLE THIRTEEN OF THE MILITARY LAW. 20 2. SUCH INFORMATIONAL OUTLINE SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL SUCH RESI- 21 DENTS IN MILITARY SERVICE AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED BY SUBDIVISION ONE OF 22 SECTION THREE HUNDRED ONE OF THE MILITARY LAW. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04934-01-1 A. 5633 2 1 S 3. The military law is amended by adding a new section 301-c to read 2 as follows: 3 S 301-C. INFORMATIONAL OUTLINE OF RIGHTS. 1. THE ADJUTANT GENERAL IN 4 CONSULTATION WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND THE CHIEF JUDGE OF THE COURT 5 OF APPEALS, OR THEIR DESIGNEES, SHALL PREPARE AN INFORMATIONAL OUTLINE 6 TO INFORM ALL RESIDENTS OF THIS STATE UPON ENTRY INTO MILITARY SERVICE 7 OF THEIR RIGHTS UNDER THIS ARTICLE. 8 2. SUCH INFORMATIONAL OUTLINE SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL SUCH RESI- 9 DENTS IN MILITARY SERVICE AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED BY SUBDIVISION ONE OF 10 SECTION THREE HUNDRED ONE OF THIS ARTICLE. 11 S 4. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that 12 the requirements of subdivision 2 of section 210-b of the labor law as 13 added by section one of this act, subdivision 2 of section 153 of the 14 civil service law as added by section two of this act, and subdivision 2 15 of section 301-c of the military law as added by section three of this 16 act shall take effect January 1, 2012.