Bill Text: NY S07289 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to paid leave for certain employees; amends a chapter of the laws of the laws of 2017, in relation to the effectiveness thereof.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2018-04-18 - SIGNED CHAP.16 [S07289 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-S07289-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7289
                    IN SENATE
                                     January 5, 2018
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        Introduced  by  Sen.  CROCI  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
        AN ACT to amend the military law, in relation to paid leave for  certain
          employees; and to amend  chapter 406 of the laws of 2017, amending the
          military law relating to authorizing additional paid leave for certain
          employees, in relation to the effectiveness thereof
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 5 of section 242 of the  mili-
     2  tary  law,  as  added  by chapter 406 of the laws of 2017, is amended to
     3  read as follows:
     4    (b) Every public officer or employee employed by the state of New York
     5  who served in a combat theater or combat zone  of  operations  as  docu-
     6  mented  by  a  copy  of  his  or  her  DD214,  certificate of release or
     7  discharge from active duty, or other applicable  department  of  defense
     8  documentation,  shall be paid his or her salary or other compensation as
     9  such public officer or employee for any and all periods of absence while
    10  utilizing any healthcare related services  related  to  such  duty,  not
    11  exceeding [eight] five working days, in any one calendar year.
    12    §  2. Section 2 of chapter 406 of the laws of 2017, amending the mili-
    13  tary law relating to  authorizing  additional  paid  leave  for  certain
    14  employees, is amended to read as follows:
    15    §  2.  This  act  shall  take effect on [the one hundred twentieth day
    16  after it shall have become a law] April 1, 2019.
    17    § 3. This act shall take effect  immediately;  provided  however  that
    18  section  one  of  this act shall take effect on the same date and in the
    19  same manner as chapter 406 of the laws of 2017,  amending  the  military
    20  law relating to authorizing additional paid leave for certain employees,
    21  takes effect.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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