Senate Bill S3749A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Enacts the parental involvement leave act

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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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Bill Amendments

2017-S3749 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1797
Current Committee:
Senate Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 21 §§750 - 757, Lab L; add §115, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2453, A8207
2011-2012: S1483, A2536
2013-2014: S1834, A284
2015-2016: S674, A2482
2019-2020: S4815, A2195
2021-2022: S5205, A3107
2023-2024: S6393, A9639

2017-S3749 - Summary

Enacts the "parental involvement leave act" requiring employers to grant employees up to 24 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 non-work hours; defines "employer" as any person or entity employing any individual in any occupation, industry, trade or business or service including any of the following: a state agency, office or department, a unit of local government, a school district, an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, or a nonprofit organization; makes related provisions.

2017-S3749 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S3749 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3749
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 26, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- 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.
   § 750. SHORT TITLE. THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY  BE  CITED  AS
 THE "PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT LEAVE ACT".
   § 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.
   3.  THE  TERM  "EMPLOYER"  MEANS ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: A STATE AGENCY,
 OFFICER, OR DEPARTMENT, A UNIT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, A  SCHOOL  DISTRICT,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2017-S3749A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1797
Current Committee:
Senate Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 21 §§750 - 757, Lab L; add §115, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2453, A8207
2011-2012: S1483, A2536
2013-2014: S1834, A284
2015-2016: S674, A2482
2019-2020: S4815, A2195
2021-2022: S5205, A3107
2023-2024: S6393, A9639

2017-S3749A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "parental involvement leave act" requiring employers to grant employees up to 24 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 non-work hours; defines "employer" as any person or entity employing any individual in any occupation, industry, trade or business or service including any of the following: a state agency, office or department, a unit of local government, a school district, an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, or a nonprofit organization; makes related provisions.

2017-S3749A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S3749A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3749--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 26, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Labor  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the labor law and the education 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-RELATED EVENT LEAVE.
         753. EMPLOYEE NOTICE.
         754. EMPLOYEE RIGHTS.
         755. NOTIFICATION.
         756. ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES.
         757. EXISTING RIGHTS AND REMEDIES PRESERVED.
   §  750.  SHORT  TITLE. THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY BE CITED AS
 THE "PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT LEAVE ACT".
   § 751. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE:
   1. "EMPLOYEE" SHALL MEAN ANY PERSON EMPLOYED FOR HIRE BY  AN  EMPLOYER
 IN  ANY EMPLOYMENT UPON THE COMPLETION OF FOUR WEEKS OF EMPLOYMENT FOR A
 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE OR TWENTY-FIVE DAYS OF  EMPLOYMENT  FOR  A  PART-TIME
 EMPLOYEE;
   2. "EMPLOYER" SHALL MEAN ANY PERSON OR ENTITY EMPLOYING ANY INDIVIDUAL
 IN  ANY  OCCUPATION, INDUSTRY, TRADE, BUSINESS OR SERVICE INCLUDING, BUT
 NOT LIMITED TO, ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: A STATE AGENCY, OFFICER OR DEPART-
 MENT, A UNIT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, A SCHOOL DISTRICT,  AN  INDIVIDUAL,  A
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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