Bill Text: NY S05268 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-06-17 - COMMITTED TO RULES [S05268 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S05268-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5268
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                     May 12, 2015
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       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:
    1    Section 1. Subdivision 5 of  section  242  of  the  military  law,  as
    2  amended  by  chapter  161  of  the  laws  of 1984, is amended to read as
    3  follows:
    4    5. Pay for military duty. [Every] (A) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED  IN
    5  PARAGRAPH  (B)  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION,  EVERY public officer or employee
    6  shall be paid his OR HER salary or other  compensation  as  such  public
    7  officer  or employee for any and all periods of absence while engaged in
    8  the performance of ordered military duty, and while going to and return-
    9  ing from such duty, not exceeding a total of thirty days  or  twenty-two
   10  working  days,  whichever  is  greater, in any one calendar year and not
   11  exceeding thirty days or twenty-two working days, whichever is  greater,
   12  in any one continuous period of such absence.
   13    (B) EVERY PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE EMPLOYED BY THE STATE OF NEW YORK
   14  WITH  MILITARY  COMBAT EXPERIENCE, AS EVIDENCED BY THE PUBLIC OFFICER OR
   15  EMPLOYEE'S DD-214 AND OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE  DOCUMENTATION,  SHALL
   16  BE  PAID  HIS OR HER SALARY OR OTHER COMPENSATION AS SUCH PUBLIC OFFICER
   17  OR EMPLOYEE FOR ANY AND ALL PERIODS OF  ABSENCE  WHILE  ENGAGED  IN  THE
   18  PERFORMANCE  OF ORDERED MILITARY DUTY, WHILE GOING TO AND RETURNING FROM
   19  SUCH DUTY, AND WHILE UTILIZING ANY HEALTHCARE RELATED  SERVICES  RELATED
   20  TO SUCH DUTY, NOT EXCEEDING FORTY DAYS OR THIRTY WORKING DAYS, WHICHEVER
   21  IS  GREATER,  IN  ANY  ONE CALENDAR YEAR AND NOT EXCEEDING FORTY DAYS OR
   22  THIRTY WORKING DAYS, WHICHEVER IS GREATER, IN ANY ONE CONTINUOUS  PERIOD
   23  OF SUCH ABSENCE.
   24    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