Assembly Bill A1705

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to use of accrued sick time, compensation time or vacation time

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2023-A1705 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §159-e, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A7843
2017-2018: A993
2019-2020: A1273
2021-2022: A2317

2023-A1705 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to use of accrued sick time, compensation time or vacation time.

2023-A1705 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1705
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SIMON, COOK, BRONSON, WILLIAMS, SAYEGH, McMAHON,
   JACOBSON, LUNSFORD, STERN, JEAN-PIERRE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of
   A.  REYES  --  read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental
   Employees
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation  to  use  of  accrued
   sick time, compensation time or vacation time

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The civil service law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 159-e to read as follows:
   §  159-E.  PAYMENT  IN LIEU OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PAYMENTS.  1. ANY
 PUBLIC OFFICER, EMPLOYEE OF THE STATE, COUNTY, COMMUNITY COLLEGE, PUBLIC
 AUTHORITY, PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION, BOARD OF COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL
 SERVICES  (BOCES), VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND EXTENSION BOARD, OR A SCHOOL
 DISTRICT ENUMERATED IN SECTION ONE OF CHAPTER FIVE HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX  OF
 THE  LAWS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN, MUNICIPALITY, SCHOOL DISTRICT
 OR ANY EMPLOYEE OF A PARTICIPATING EMPLOYER IN THE NEW  YORK  STATE  AND
 LOCAL  EMPLOYEES'  RETIREMENT  SYSTEM OR ANY EMPLOYEE OF A PARTICIPATING
 EMPLOYER IN THE NEW  YORK  STATE  TEACHERS'  RETIREMENT  SYSTEM  WHO  IS
 REQUIRED TO SERVE A WAITING PERIOD PURSUANT TO THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION
 LAW,  OR  WHO  IS  NOT  RECEIVING  INDEMNITY BENEFITS AS A RESULT OF THE
 CONTROVERSION OF THEIR CLAIM, MAY USE ANY ACCRUED  TIME,  INCLUDING  BUT
 NOT LIMITED TO, SICK TIME, COMPENSATION TIME, PERSONAL TIME, OR VACATION
 TIME,  DURING  SUCH  WAITING  PERIOD.  AN  EMPLOYER SHALL NOT REQUIRE AN
 EMPLOYEE TO UTILIZE ANY ACCRUED TIME DURING SUCH WAITING PERIOD OR PERI-
 OD OF CONTROVERSION.
   2. WHERE AN EMPLOYEE HAS USED ACCRUED TIME, INCLUDING BUT NOT  LIMITED
 TO  SICK TIME, COMPENSATION TIME, PERSONAL TIME OR VACATION TIME, AND IT
 IS SUBSEQUENTLY DETERMINED THAT NO WAITING PERIOD IS  REQUIRED,  OR  THE
 EMPLOYEE IS DETERMINED TO HAVE BEEN ENTITLED TO BENEFITS DURING A PERIOD
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02818-01-3
 A. 1705                             2
              

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