Senate Bill S7289

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to authorizing additional paid leave for certain employees

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S7289 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8941
Law Section:
Military Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §242, Mil L; amd §2, Chap 406 of 2017

2017-S7289 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2017-S7289 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7289 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7289
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2018
                                ___________
 
 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:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 5 of section 242 of the  mili-
 tary  law,  as  added  by chapter 406 of the laws of 2017, is amended to
 read as follows:
   (b) Every public officer or employee employed by the state of New York
 who served in a combat theater or combat zone  of  operations  as  docu-
 mented  by  a  copy  of  his  or  her  DD214,  certificate of release or
 discharge from active duty, or other applicable  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
 utilizing any healthcare related services  related  to  such  duty,  not
 exceeding [eight] FIVE working days, in any one calendar year.
   §  2. Section 2 of chapter 406 of the laws of 2017, amending the mili-
 tary law relating to  authorizing  additional  paid  leave  for  certain
 employees, is amended to read as follows:
   §  2.  This  act  shall  take effect on [the one hundred twentieth day
 after it shall have become a law] APRIL 1, 2019.
   § 3. This act shall take effect  immediately;  provided  however  that
 section  one  of  this act shall take effect on the same date and in the
 same manner as chapter 406 of the laws of 2017,  amending  the  military
 law relating to authorizing additional paid leave for certain employees,
 takes effect.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00987-08-7

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