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Senate Bill S2677

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes additional paid leave for state correctional officers who are absent on military duty

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

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2009-S2677 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:
Military Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง242, Mil L

2009-S2677 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes additional paid leave for state correctional officers who are absent on military duty.

2009-S2677 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S2677 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2677

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 26, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. MORAHAN, LARKIN -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on  Veterans,  Home-
  land Security and Military Affairs

AN  ACT to amend the military law, in relation to authorizing additional
  paid leave for state correctional officers who are absent on  military
  duty

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 5 of  section  242  of  the  military  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  161  of  the  laws  of 1984, is amended to read as
follows:
  5. Pay for military duty. (A) Every public officer or employee, EXCEPT
STATE CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS WHO SHALL BE SUBJECT TO  THE  PROVISIONS  OF
PARAGRAPH  (B)  OF  THIS SUBDIVISION, shall be paid his OR HER salary or
other compensation as such public officer or employee for  any  and  all
periods  of absence while engaged in the performance of ordered military
duty, and while going to and returning from such duty, not  exceeding  a
total  of  thirty days or twenty-two working days, whichever is greater,
in any one calendar year and not exceeding  thirty  days  or  twenty-two
working days, whichever is greater, in any one continuous period of such
absence.
  (B)  EVERY  STATE CORRECTIONAL OFFICER SHALL BE PAID HIS OR HER SALARY
FOR ANY AND ALL PERIODS OF ABSENCE WHILE ENGAGED IN THE  PERFORMANCE  OF
ORDERED  MILITARY DUTY, AND WHILE GOING TO AND RETURNING FROM SUCH DUTY,
NOT EXCEEDING A TOTAL OF SIXTY DAYS OR FIFTY-TWO WORKING DAYS, WHICHEVER
IS GREATER, IN ANY ONE CALENDAR YEAR AND NOT  EXCEEDING  SIXTY  DAYS  OR
FIFTY-TWO  WORKING  DAYS,  WHICHEVER  IS  GREATER, IN ANY ONE CONTINUOUS
PERIOD OF SUCH ABSENCE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08572-01-9

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