Senate Bill S8427

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the compensation of certain emergency medical technicians who are providing emergency medical services, and their supervisors, during outbreaks of infectious diseases

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cities 1 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-S8427 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9182
Current Committee:
Senate Cities 1
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §208-i, Gen Muni L

2023-S8427 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for a hazardous pay differential for certain emergency medical technicians who are providing emergency medical services, and their supervisors, during outbreaks of infectious diseases.

2023-S8427 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8427 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8427
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 29, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. JACKSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities 1
 
 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation  to  the  compen-
   sation  of  certain  emergency  medical  technicians who are providing
   emergency medical services, and their supervisors, during outbreaks of
   infectious diseases

   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 208-i to read as follows:
   § 208-I. HAZARDOUS PAY DIFFERENTIAL FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL  TECHNICIANS
 AND  ADVANCED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS. 1. ANY EMPLOYEE OF THE CITY
 OF NEW YORK OR THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH AND HOSPITALS CORPORATION  IN  A
 TITLE  WHOSE  DUTIES  ARE  THOSE  OF  AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN OR
 ADVANCED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN, AS  SUCH  TERMS  ARE  DEFINED  IN
 SECTION THREE THOUSAND ONE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, OR IN A TITLE WHOSE
 DUTIES REQUIRE THE SUPERVISION OF EMPLOYEES WHOSE DUTIES ARE THOSE OF AN
 EMERGENCY  MEDICAL  TECHNICIAN OR ADVANCED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN,
 AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN SECTION THREE THOUSAND ONE  OF  THE  PUBLIC
 HEALTH  LAW,  SHALL BE ENTITLED TO A HAZARDOUS PAY DIFFERENTIAL FOR WORK
 PERFORMED IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROVISION OF EMERGENCY  MEDICAL  TREAT-
 MENT,  AS  DEFINED IN SECTION THREE THOUSAND-A OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW,
 DURING AN OUTBREAK OF AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE AFFECTING NEW YORK CITY.
   2. THE HAZARDOUS PAY DIFFERENTIAL SHALL BE CALCULATED AT THE  RATE  OF
 THE  EMPLOYEE'S  REGULAR  RATE  OF  PAY,  PLUS  TEN PERCENT. THE AMOUNTS
 RECEIVED AS HAZARDOUS PAY PURSUANT TO THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SECTION
 SHALL  BE  REGARDED  AS  SALARY  OR COMPENSATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF ANY
 PENSION OR RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF WHICH THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVING SUCH PAY IS
 A MEMBER. SUCH HAZARDOUS PAY SHALL NOT BE REGARDED AS SALARY OR  COMPEN-
 SATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING THE RIGHT TO ANY INCREASE OF SALA-
 RY OR ANY SALARY INCREMENT ON ACCOUNT OF LENGTH OF SERVICE OR OTHERWISE,
 NOR SHALL THE PAYMENT OF SUCH HAZARDOUS PAY BE CONSTRUED TO CONSTITUTE A
 PROMOTION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14268-01-4
              

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