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Assembly Bill A7739

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to authorizing additional paid leave for certain employees

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2015-A7739 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5268
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Military Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง242, Mil L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A3198, S2911

2015-A7739 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2015-A7739 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7739

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 26, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Governmental Operations

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:

  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] (A) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN
PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION,  EVERY  public  officer  or  employee
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 return-
ing  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 PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE EMPLOYED BY THE STATE OF NEW YORK
WITH MILITARY COMBAT EXPERIENCE, AS EVIDENCED BY THE PUBLIC  OFFICER  OR
EMPLOYEE'S  DD-214  AND OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DOCUMENTATION, 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, WHILE GOING TO AND RETURNING  FROM
SUCH  DUTY,  AND WHILE UTILIZING ANY HEALTHCARE RELATED SERVICES RELATED
TO SUCH DUTY, NOT EXCEEDING FORTY DAYS OR THIRTY WORKING DAYS, WHICHEVER
IS GREATER, IN ANY ONE CALENDAR YEAR AND NOT  EXCEEDING  FORTY  DAYS  OR
THIRTY  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.
                                                           LBD10805-04-5

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