Assembly Actions -
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Jun 10, 2010 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jun 07, 2010 |
reported and committed to codes |
May 03, 2010 |
notice of committee consideration - requested |
Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to labor |
Feb 20, 2009 |
referred to labor |
Senate Bill S2453
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2009-S2453 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8207
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Labor Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 21 §§750 - 756, Lab L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S1483, A2536
2013-2014: S1834, A284
2015-2016: S674, A2482
2017-2018: S3749, A1797
2019-2020: S4815, A2195
2021-2022: S5205, A3107
2023-2024: S6393, A9639
2009-S2453 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Enacts the "Parental Involvement Leave Act" requiring employers to grant employees up to 16 hours leave during any school year to attend school conferences or classroom activities related to the employee's child if the conference or activity cannot be scheduled during nonwork hours; defines "employer" as "a state agency, officer, or department, a unit of local government, a school district, an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, or a nonprofit organization which employs 50 or more employees in NYS; provides that such leave may not be taken unless the employee has exhausted all accrued leave and any leave that may be granted (except sick leave and disability leave); provides that these provisions do not require that an employee receive compensation for such leave
2009-S2453 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2453 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the labor law, in relation to the parental involvement leave act PURPOSE : The purpose of this legislation is to enable parents an opportunity to attend their child's school related functions during work hours that cannot be scheduled during non-work hours. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 of this bill amends the labor law by adding a new article 21 to create the Parental Involvement Leave Act. This section states that an employer must grant an employee leave of up to a total of sixteen hours during any school year to attend school conferences or classroom activities related to the employee's child that cannot be scheduled during non-work hours. The section also outlines notification and verification procedures, leave limits and employee rights under this act. JUSTIFICATION : Studies have shown that children whose parents are actively involved in their education are more likely to succeed academically. As a result, it is important to ensure that parents have an opportunity to
2009-S2453 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2453 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 20, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sens. PARKER, DIAZ, DILAN, DUANE, HASSELL-THOMPSON, KRUEG- ER, MONTGOMERY, ONORATO, SAMPSON, SCHNEIDERMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to the parental involvement leave act THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new article 21 to read as follows: ARTICLE 21 PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT LEAVE ACT SECTION 750. SHORT TITLE. 751. DEFINITIONS. 752. SCHOOL CONFERENCE AND ACTIVITY LEAVE. 753. NOTIFICATION. 754. VERIFICATION. 755. EMPLOYEE RIGHTS. 756. LIMITS ON LEAVE. S 750. SHORT TITLE. THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY BE CITED AS THE "PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT LEAVE ACT". S 751. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE: 1. THE TERM "EMPLOYEE" MEANS A PERSON WHO PERFORMS SERVICES FOR HIRE FOR AN EMPLOYER FOR: A. AT LEAST SIX CONSECUTIVE MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING A REQUEST FOR LEAVE UNDER THIS ARTICLE; AND B. AN AVERAGE NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK EQUAL TO AT LEAST ONE-HALF THE FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS IN THE EMPLOYERS' JOB CLASSIFICATION, AS DEFINED BY THE EMPLOYERS' PERSONNEL POLICIES OR PRACTICES OR IN ACCORD- ANCE WITH A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT, DURING THOSE SIX MONTHS. 2. THE TERM "EMPLOYEE" SHALL NOT INCLUDE AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02332-01-9
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