Senate Bill S5285A

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Authorizes additional paid leave for health related services for certain employees

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A1093 - Signed by Governor

  • 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-S5285 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1093
Law Section:
Military Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §242, Mil L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A10650

2019-S5285 - Summary

Relates to authorizing additional paid leave for health related services for certain employees not employed by the state who served in a combat theater or combat zone of operations.

2019-S5285 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5285 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5285
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 23, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  BROOKS, SERINO -- 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 health related services 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 is amended
 by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
   (C)  PUBLIC  OFFICERS  OR  EMPLOYEES,  AS  DEFINED BY PARAGRAPH (A) OF
 SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, WHO ARE NOT EMPLOYEES OF THE  STATE  OF
 NEW  YORK  AND THEREFORE NOT ENTITLED TO THE BENEFITS CONTAINED IN PARA-
 GRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, WHO HAVE SERVED IN A  COMBAT  THEATER  OR
 COMBAT  ZONE  OF OPERATIONS AS DOCUMENTED BY A COPY OF HIS OR HER DD214,
 CERTIFICATE OF RELEASE OR DISCHARGE FROM ACTIVE DUTY, OR OTHER  APPLICA-
 BLE  DEPARTMENT  OF DEFENSE DOCUMENTATION, MAY BE ENTITLED TO ADDITIONAL
 PAID LEAVE FOR HEALTH RELATED SERVICES RELATED TO DUTY IN A COMBAT THEA-
 TER OR COMBAT ZONE OF OPERATIONS.   THE GOVERNING BODY  OF  A  MUNICIPAL
 CORPORATION MAY, IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION, ADOPT A RESOLUTION OR LOCAL LAW
 PROVIDING  FOR  THE  PAYMENT OF THE SALARY OR OTHER COMPENSATION OF SUCH
 PUBLIC OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES FOR ANY AND ALL PERIODS  OF  ABSENCE  WHILE
 UTILIZING  HEALTHCARE RELATED SERVICES RELATED TO DUTY IN A COMBAT THEA-
 TER OR COMBAT ZONE OF OPERATIONS, NOT EXCEEDING FIVE  WORKING  DAYS,  IN
 ANY  ONE  CALENDAR  YEAR.  ANY SUCH LOCAL LAW OR RESOLUTION ADOPTED MUST
 APPLY TO BOTH COMBAT THEATER VETERANS  AND  COMBAT  ZONE  OF  OPERATIONS
 VETERANS EMPLOYED BY SUCH PUBLIC EMPLOYER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01659-04-9

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2019-S5285A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1093
Law Section:
Military Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §242, Mil L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A10650

2019-S5285A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to authorizing additional paid leave for health related services for certain employees not employed by the state who served in a combat theater or combat zone of operations.

2019-S5285A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5285A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5285--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 23, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  BROOKS, SERINO -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on  Veterans,  Home-
   land  Security  and  Military  Affairs  --  committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee

 AN  ACT to amend the military law, in relation to authorizing additional
   paid leave for health related services 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 is amended
 by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
   (C)  PUBLIC  OFFICERS  OR  EMPLOYEES,  AS  DEFINED BY PARAGRAPH (A) OF
 SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, WHO ARE NOT EMPLOYEES OF THE  STATE  OF
 NEW  YORK  AND THEREFORE NOT ENTITLED TO THE BENEFITS CONTAINED IN PARA-
 GRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, WHO HAVE SERVED IN A  COMBAT  THEATER  OR
 COMBAT  ZONE  OF OPERATIONS AS DOCUMENTED BY A COPY OF HIS OR HER DD214,
 CERTIFICATE OF RELEASE OR DISCHARGE FROM ACTIVE DUTY, OR OTHER  APPLICA-
 BLE  DEPARTMENT  OF DEFENSE DOCUMENTATION, MAY BE ENTITLED TO ADDITIONAL
 PAID LEAVE FOR HEALTH RELATED SERVICES RELATED TO DUTY IN A COMBAT THEA-
 TER OR COMBAT ZONE OF OPERATIONS.   THE GOVERNING BODY  OF  A  MUNICIPAL
 CORPORATION MAY, IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION, ADOPT A RESOLUTION OR LOCAL LAW
 PROVIDING  FOR  THE  PAYMENT OF THE SALARY OR OTHER COMPENSATION OF SUCH
 PUBLIC OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES FOR ANY AND ALL PERIODS  OF  ABSENCE  WHILE
 UTILIZING  HEALTHCARE RELATED SERVICES RELATED TO DUTY IN A COMBAT THEA-
 TER OR COMBAT ZONE OF OPERATIONS, NOT EXCEEDING FIVE  WORKING  DAYS,  IN
 ANY  ONE  CALENDAR  YEAR.  ANY SUCH LOCAL LAW OR RESOLUTION ADOPTED MUST
 APPLY TO BOTH COMBAT THEATER VETERANS  AND  COMBAT  ZONE  OF  OPERATIONS
 VETERANS  EMPLOYED  BY  SUCH  PUBLIC EMPLOYER. NOTHING IN THIS PARAGRAPH
 SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO DIMINISH THE RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES,  OR  REMEDIES  OF
 ANY EMPLOYEE UNDER ANY COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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