Senate Bill S8456

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Provides line of duty sick leave for first responders who are diagnosed with or display symptoms of a pandemic virus

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government Committee


  • 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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2019-S8456 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10476
Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §92-e, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S1618, A2597
2023-2024: S5843, A2046

2019-S8456 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides line of duty sick leave for first responders who are diagnosed with or display symptoms of a pandemic virus.

2019-S8456 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S8456 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8456
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 3, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to line  of  duty
   sick leave for first responders due to a pandemic virus
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The general municipal  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 92-e to read as follows:
   § 92-E. SICK LEAVE FOR OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES DUE TO A PANDEMIC VIRUS.
 1.(A) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY,
 ANY POLICE OFFICER AS DEFINED BY SUBDIVISION THIRTY-FOUR OF SECTION 1.20
 OF  THE  CRIMINAL  PROCEDURE LAW, MEMBER OF AN ORGANIZED FIRE COMPANY OR
 FIRE DEPARTMENT OF A CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE  OR  FIRE  DISTRICT,  EMERGENCY
 MEDICAL  TECHNICIAN  OR  ADVANCED  EMERGENCY  MEDICAL TECHNICIAN AS SUCH
 TERMS ARE DEFINED BY SECTION THREE THOUSAND ONE  OF  THE  PUBLIC  HEALTH
 LAW,  OR  PARAMEDIC WHO WAS EXPOSED OR CAME INTO CONTACT WITH A PANDEMIC
 VIRUS AND SUCH INDIVIDUAL TESTS POSITIVE FOR, OR DISPLAYS  SYMPTOMS  OF,
 SUCH  PANDEMIC  VIRUS,  SHALL, AFTER SUBMITTING TO HIS OR HER EMPLOYER A
 WRITTEN REQUEST FOR LINE OF DUTY SICK LEAVE, BE  GRANTED  LINE  OF  DUTY
 SICK  LEAVE COMMENCING ON THE DATE THAT SUCH EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH
 OR BEGAN DISPLAYING SYMPTOMS OF THE PANDEMIC VIRUS.    SUCH  OFFICER  OR
 EMPLOYEE  SHALL  BE  COMPENSATED  AT  HIS OR HER REGULAR RATE OF PAY FOR
 THOSE REGULAR WORK HOURS DURING WHICH SUCH OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE IS ABSENT
 FROM WORK DUE TO HIS OR HER DIAGNOSIS OR SYMPTOMS OF A  PANDEMIC  VIRUS.
 SUCH  LEAVE  SHALL  BE PROVIDED WITHOUT LOSS OF AN OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE'S
 ACCRUED SICK LEAVE.
   (B) AN EMPLOYER SHALL NOT TAKE ANY ADVERSE PERSONNEL ACTION AGAINST AN
 EMPLOYEE REGARDING SUCH EMPLOYEE'S EMPLOYMENT BECAUSE  EITHER  (I)  SUCH
 EMPLOYEE  UTILIZES,  OR  REQUESTS  TO  UTILIZE,  SICK LEAVE OR ANY OTHER
 AVAILABLE LEAVE DUE TO A PANDEMIC VIRUS, OR (II) SUCH EMPLOYEE  UTILIZES
 OR REQUESTS TO UTILIZE LINE OF DUTY SICK LEAVE PROVIDED BY THIS SECTION.
   2.  (A)  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  LAW,  RULE  OR REGULATION TO THE
 CONTRARY, ANY POLICE OFFICER AS DEFINED BY  SUBDIVISION  THIRTY-FOUR  OF
 SECTION  1.20 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW, MEMBER OF AN ORGANIZED FIRE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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