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Senate Bill S2679

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes an additional thirty days military leave for public employees who are absent on military duty

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2009-S2679 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5935
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Military Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง242, Mil L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A6420

2009-S2679 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes sixty days or fifty-two working days military leave for public employees who are absent on military duty.

2009-S2679 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S2679 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2679

                       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 public employees 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. Every public officer or employee shall be
paid his 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] SIXTY days or  [twenty-two]  FIFTY-TWO
working  days,  whichever  is  greater, in any one calendar year and not
exceeding [thirty] SIXTY days or [twenty-two]  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.
                                                           LBD08038-01-9

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