NY State Senate Bill 2025-S8494C

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Apr 30, 2026	print number 8494c
Apr 30, 2026	amend and recommit to labor
Mar 12, 2026	print number 8494b
Mar 12, 2026	amend and recommit to labor
Feb 18, 2026	print number 8494a
Feb 18, 2026	amend and recommit to labor
Jan 07, 2026	referred to labor
Sep 03, 2025	referred to rules

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2025-S8494 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A9350
Current Committee:: Senate Labor
Law Section:: Labor Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §202-l, Lab L

2025-S8494 - Summary

Provides for permitted leaves of absence for members of the civil air patrol during emergencies for purposes of assisting with such emergencies.

2025-S8494 - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S8494

SPONSOR: LIU
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the labor law, in relation to permitted leaves of
absence for members of civil air patrol

 
PURPOSE:

To provide an authorized leave of absence from a place of employment for
members of the United States Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol or the
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Pilots who respond to a declared
state of emergency.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends section 202-L of the labor law to permit members of the
United States Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol or the United States
Coast Guard Auxiliary Pilots to request and be granted a leave of
absence if that person is responding to a declared state of emergency
upon written request from a unit commander.

This section also allows for a waiver if the employee's absence would
impose an undue hardship on the employer's business, and states that an
employer must have previously been provided written documentation
regarding the employee's volunteer membership. It also states that the
individual must be performing services related to the declared emergen-
cy, and that the employer may request a notarized statement from the
employee's unit commander affirming the period of time the employee
responded to an emergency. This section further states that the leave is
unpaid, or may be charged against any other leave the employee is enti-
tled.

Section 2 provides for an effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Members of the United States Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol or the
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Pilots are often called upon to
respond to states of emergency that are called by the state or federal
governments. They perform critical services during these emergencies and
are often away from their places of employment for hours or days at a
time.

Other emergency responders, such as volunteer firefighters or members of
a volunteer ambulance service, are already provided protection from
retaliation by their employer for their service in responding to a
declared emergency under this section.

Further, volunteer firefighters, members of a volunteer ambulance
service, the United States Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol, and the
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Pilots are already permitted leaves
of absence from public employers when responding to a declared emergen-
cy, but only the first two groups have the same protections against
retaliation from private employers.

This bill addresses this disparity by affording members of the United
States Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol or the United States Coast
Guard Auxiliary Pilots the same protections extended to volunteer fire-
fighters or members of a volunteer ambulance service.  At a time of
increasing natural disasters and public emergencies, New York must
support all volunteer emergency responders who place themselves at risk
for the safety of our communities.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None to state.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

This is a new bill.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2025-S8494 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8494
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             September 3, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LIU  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the labor  law,  in  relation  to  permitted  leaves  of
   absence for members of civil air patrol
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivisions 1, 2 and 4 of section 202-l of the labor  law,
 as  added  by chapter 393 of the laws of 2014, paragraph (a) of subdivi-
 sion 2 as amended by chapter 376 of the laws of  2014,  are  amended  to
 read as follows:
   1. During the time that an emergency exists following a declaration of
 such  emergency  pursuant  to section twenty-four or twenty-eight of the
 executive law, an employee may request and shall be granted a  leave  of
 absence  from  [his  or  her] THEIR employer while engaged in the actual
 performance of [his or her] THE EMPLOYEE'S duties as,  (a)  a  volunteer
 firefighter,  [or]  (b)  an  enrolled  member  of  a volunteer ambulance
 service pursuant to article thirty of the public health law,  OR  (C)  A
 MEMBER  OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AUXILIARY CIVIL AIR PATROL OR THE
 UNITED STATES COAST GUARD AUXILIARY PILOTS unless  the  employer  deter-
 mines  that the employee's absence would impose an undue hardship on the
 conduct of the employer's business as defined by paragraph (d) of subdi-
 vision ten of section two hundred ninety-six of the executive law.
   2. Subdivision one of this section shall apply only when:
   (a) The employer has previously received  written  documentation  from
 the  head of the employee's volunteer fire department or volunteer ambu-
 lance service OR UNIT COMMANDER, as applicable, notifying  the  employer
 of  the  employee's  status  as  a  volunteer firefighter or member of a
 volunteer ambulance service OR MEMBER OF THE  UNITED  STATES  AIR  FORCE
 AUXILIARY  CIVIL  AIR  PATROL OR THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD AUXILIARY
 PILOTS; and
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13654-02-5
 S. 8494                             2

 
   (b) The employee's duties as a volunteer firefighter [or], member of a
 volunteer ambulance service, OR MEMBER OF THE UNITED  STATES  AIR  FORCE
 AUXILIARY  CIVIL  AIR  PATROL OR THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD AUXILIARY
 PILOTS are related to the declared emergency; AND
   (C)  IN  THE  CASE OF MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AUXILLARY
 CIVIL AIR PATROL OR THE UNITED STATES  COAST  GUARD  AUXILLIARY  PILOTS,
 UPON  WRITTEN  REQUEST FROM A UNIT COMMANDER TO PARTICIPATE IN EMERGENCY
 SERVICES.
   4. Upon the employer's request, an employee who  has  been  granted  a
 leave  of  absence in accordance with this section shall provide [his or
 her] THEIR employer with a notarized statement  from  the  head  of  the
 volunteer  fire  department  or  volunteer  ambulance  service,  OR UNIT
 COMMANDER, as applicable, certifying the period of time, or times,  that
 said employee responded to any emergency pursuant to this section.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

co-Sponsors

2025-S8494A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A9350
Current Committee:: Senate Labor
Law Section:: Labor Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §202-l, Lab L

2025-S8494A - Summary

Provides for permitted leaves of absence for members of the civil air patrol during emergencies for purposes of assisting with such emergencies.

2025-S8494A - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S8494A

SPONSOR: LIU
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the labor law, in relation to permitted leaves of
absence for members of civil air patrol

 
PURPOSE:

To provide an authorized leave of absence from a place of employment for
members of the United States Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol or the
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Pilots who respond to a declared
state of emergency or during an assigned mission.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends section 202-L of the labor law to permit members of the
United States Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol or the United States
Coast Guard Auxiliary Pilots to request and be granted a leave of
absence if that person is responding to a declared state of emergency
upon written request from a unit commander or is participating in an

assigned mission.

This section also allows for a waiver if the employee's absence would
impose an undue hardship on the employer's business, and states that an
employer must have previously been provided written documentation
regarding the employee's volunteer membership. It also states that the
individual must be performing services related to the declared emergen-
cy, and that the employer may request a notarized statement from the
employee's unit commander affirming the period of time the employee
responded to an emergency. This section further states that the leave is
unpaid, or may be charged against any other leave the employee is enti-
tled.

Section 2 provides for an effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Members of the United States Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol or the
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Pilots are often called upon to
respond to states of emergency that are called by the state or federal
governments. They perform critical services during these emergencies and
are often away from their places of employment for hours or days at a
time.

Other emergency responders, such as volunteer firefighters or members of
a volunteer ambulance service, are already provided protection from
retaliation by their employer for their service in responding to a
declared emergency under this section.

Further, volunteer firefighters, members of a volunteer ambulance
service, the United States Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol, and the
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Pilots are already permitted leaves
of absence from public employers when responding to a declared emergen-
cy, but only the first two groups have the same protections against
retaliation from private employers.


This bill addresses this disparity by affording members of the United
States Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol or the United States Coast
Guard Auxiliary Pilots the same protections extended to volunteer fire-
fighters or members of a volunteer ambulance service.  At a time of
increasing natural disasters and public emergencies, New York must
support all volunteer emergency responders who place themselves at risk
for the safety of our communities.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None to state.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

This is a new bill.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2025-S8494A - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8494--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             September 3, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LIU  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules  --  recommitted  to
   the  Committee  on  Labor  in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  labor  law,  in relation to permitted leaves of
   absence for members of civil air patrol
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivisions 1, 2 and 4 of section 202-l of the labor law,
 as added by chapter 393 of the laws of 2014, paragraph (a)  of  subdivi-
 sion  2  as  amended  by chapter 376 of the laws of 2014, are amended to
 read as follows:
   1. During the time that an emergency exists following a declaration of
 such emergency pursuant to section twenty-four or  twenty-eight  of  the
 executive  law, OR DURING A UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ASSIGNED MISSION, an
 employee may request and shall be granted a leave of absence  from  [his
 or  her]  THEIR employer while engaged in the actual performance of [his
 or her] THE EMPLOYEE'S duties as, (a) a volunteer firefighter, [or]  (b)
 an  enrolled member of a volunteer ambulance service pursuant to article
 thirty of the public health law, OR (C) A MEMBER OF  THE  UNITED  STATES
 AIR  FORCE  AUXILIARY  CIVIL AIR PATROL OR THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD
 AUXILIARY PILOTS unless the  employer  determines  that  the  employee's
 absence  would impose an undue hardship on the conduct of the employer's
 business as defined by paragraph (d) of subdivision ten of  section  two
 hundred ninety-six of the executive law.
   2. Subdivision one of this section shall apply only when:
   (a)  The  employer  has previously received written documentation from
 the head of the employee's volunteer fire department or volunteer  ambu-
 lance  service  OR UNIT COMMANDER, as applicable, notifying the employer
 of the employee's status as a  volunteer  firefighter  or  member  of  a
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13654-03-6

 S. 8494--A                          2
 
 volunteer  ambulance  service  OR  MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
 AUXILIARY CIVIL AIR PATROL OR THE UNITED STATES  COAST  GUARD  AUXILIARY
 PILOTS; and
   (b) The employee's duties as a volunteer firefighter [or], member of a
 volunteer  ambulance  service,  OR MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
 AUXILIARY CIVIL AIR PATROL OR THE UNITED STATES  COAST  GUARD  AUXILIARY
 PILOTS are related to the declared emergency; AND
   (C)  IN  THE  CASE OF MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AUXILIARY
 CIVIL AIR PATROL OR THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD AUXILIARY PILOTS, UPON
 WRITTEN REQUEST FROM  A  UNIT  COMMANDER  TO  PARTICIPATE  IN  EMERGENCY
 SERVICES OR DURING A UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ASSIGNED MISSION.
   4.  Upon  the  employer's  request, an employee who has been granted a
 leave of absence in accordance with this section shall provide  [his  or
 her]  THEIR  employer  with  a  notarized statement from the head of the
 volunteer fire  department  or  volunteer  ambulance  service,  OR  UNIT
 COMMANDER,  as applicable, certifying the period of time, or times, that
 said employee responded to any emergency pursuant to this section.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

co-Sponsors

View additional co-sponsors

2025-S8494B - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A9350
Current Committee:: Senate Labor
Law Section:: Labor Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §202-l, Lab L

2025-S8494B - Summary

Provides for permitted leaves of absence for members of the civil air patrol during emergencies for purposes of assisting with such emergencies.

2025-S8494B - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S8494B

SPONSOR: LIU
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the labor law, in relation to permitted leaves of
absence for members of civil air patrol

 
PURPOSE:

To provide an authorized leave of absence from a place of employment for
members of the United States Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol or the
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Pilots who respond to a declared
state of emergency or during an assigned mission.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends section 202-L of the labor law to permit members of the
United States Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol or the United States
Coast Guard Auxiliary Pilots to request and be granted a leave of
absence if that person is responding to a declared state of emergency
upon written request from a unit commander or is participating in an

assigned mission.

This section also allows for a waiver if the employee's absence would
impose an undue hardship on the employer's business, and states that an
employer must have previously been provided written documentation
regarding the employee's volunteer membership. It also states that the
individual must be performing services related to the declared emergen-
cy, and that the employer may request a notarized statement from the
employee's unit commander affirming the period of time the employee
responded to an emergency. This section further states that the leave is
unpaid, or may be charged against any other leave the employee is enti-
tled.

Section 2 provides for an effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Members of the United States Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol or the
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Pilots are often called upon to
respond to states of emergency that are called by the state or federal
governments. They perform critical services during these emergencies and
are often away from their places of employment for hours or days at a
time.

Other emergency responders, such as volunteer firefighters or members of
a volunteer ambulance service, are already provided protection from
retaliation by their employer for their service in responding to a
declared emergency under this section.

Further, volunteer firefighters, members of a volunteer ambulance
service, the United States Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol, and the
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Pilots are already permitted leaves
of absence from public employers when responding to a declared emergen-
cy, but only the first two groups have the same protections against
retaliation from private employers.


This bill addresses this disparity by affording members of the United
States Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol or the United States Coast
Guard Auxiliary Pilots the same protections extended to volunteer fire-
fighters or members of a volunteer ambulance service.  At a time of
increasing natural disasters and public emergencies, New York must
support all volunteer emergency responders who place themselves at risk
for the safety of our communities.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None to state.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

This is a new bill.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2025-S8494B - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8494--B
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             September 3, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  LIU,  FAHY,  OBERACKER, SKOUFIS -- read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
   Rules  --  recommitted  to  the  Committee on Labor in accordance with
   Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted  as  amended  and recommitted to said committee -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the labor  law,  in  relation  to  permitted  leaves  of
   absence for members of civil air patrol
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivisions 1, 2 and 4 of section 202-l of the labor  law,
 as  added  by chapter 393 of the laws of 2014, paragraph (a) of subdivi-
 sion 2 as amended by chapter 376 of the laws of  2014,  are  amended  to
 read as follows:
   1. During the time that an emergency exists following a declaration of
 such  emergency  pursuant  to section twenty-four or twenty-eight of the
 executive law, OR DURING A UNITED STATES  AIR  FORCE  OR  UNITED  STATES
 COAST  GUARD  ASSIGNED  MISSION,  an  employee  may request and shall be
 granted a leave of absence  from  [his  or  her]  THEIR  employer  while
 engaged  in the actual performance of [his or her] THE EMPLOYEE'S duties
 as, (a) a volunteer firefighter, [or] (b) an enrolled member of a volun-
 teer ambulance service pursuant to article thirty of the  public  health
 law,  OR (C) A MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AUXILIARY CIVIL AIR
 PATROL OR THE UNITED STATES COAST  GUARD  AUXILIARY  PILOTS  unless  the
 employer  determines  that  the employee's absence would impose an undue
 hardship on the conduct of the employer's business as defined  by  para-
 graph  (d)  of  subdivision ten of section two hundred ninety-six of the
 executive law.
   2. Subdivision one of this section shall apply only when:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13654-04-6
 S. 8494--B                          2

 
   (a) The employer has previously received  written  documentation  from
 the  head of the employee's volunteer fire department or volunteer ambu-
 lance service OR UNIT COMMANDER, as applicable, notifying  the  employer
 of  the  employee's  status  as  a  volunteer firefighter or member of a
 volunteer  ambulance  service  OR  MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
 AUXILIARY CIVIL AIR PATROL OR THE UNITED STATES  COAST  GUARD  AUXILIARY
 PILOTS; and
   (b) The employee's duties as a volunteer firefighter [or], member of a
 volunteer  ambulance  service,  OR MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
 AUXILIARY CIVIL AIR PATROL OR THE UNITED STATES  COAST  GUARD  AUXILIARY
 PILOTS are related to the declared emergency; AND
   (C)  IN  THE  CASE OF MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AUXILIARY
 CIVIL AIR PATROL OR THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD AUXILIARY PILOTS, UPON
 WRITTEN REQUEST FROM  A  UNIT  COMMANDER  TO  PARTICIPATE  IN  EMERGENCY
 SERVICES OR DURING A UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ASSIGNED MISSION.
   4.  Upon  the  employer's  request, an employee who has been granted a
 leave of absence in accordance with this section shall provide  [his  or
 her]  THEIR  employer  with  a  notarized statement from the head of the
 volunteer fire  department  or  volunteer  ambulance  service,  OR  UNIT
 COMMANDER,  as applicable, certifying the period of time, or times, that
 said employee responded to any emergency pursuant to this section.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

co-Sponsors

View additional co-sponsors

2025-S8494C (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A9350
Current Committee:: Senate Labor
Law Section:: Labor Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §202-l, Lab L

2025-S8494C (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for permitted leaves of absence for members of the civil air patrol during emergencies for purposes of assisting with such emergencies.

2025-S8494C (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S8494C

SPONSOR: LIU
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the labor law, in relation to permitted leaves of
absence for members of civil air patrol

 
PURPOSE:

To provide an authorized leave of absence from a place of employment for
members of the United States Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol or the
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Pilots who respond to a declared
state of emergency or during an assigned mission.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends section 202-L of the labor law to permit members of the
United States Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol or the United States
Coast Guard Auxiliary Pilots to request and be granted a leave of
absence if that person is responding to a declared state of emergency
upon written request from a unit commander or is participating in an

assigned mission.

This section also allows for a waiver if the employee's absence would
impose an undue hardship on the employer's business, and states that an
employer must have previously been provided written documentation
regarding the employee's volunteer membership. It also states that the
individual must be performing services related to the declared emergen-
cy, and that the employer may request a notarized statement from the
employee's unit commander affirming the period of time the employee
responded to an emergency. This section further states that the leave is
unpaid, or may be charged against any other leave the employee is enti-
tled.

Section 2 provides for an effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Members of the United States Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol or the
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Pilots are often called upon to
respond to states of emergency that are called by the state or federal
governments. They perform critical services during these emergencies and
are often away from their places of employment for hours or days at a
time.

Other emergency responders, such as volunteer firefighters or members of
a volunteer ambulance service, are already provided protection from
retaliation by their employer for their service in responding to a
declared emergency under this section.

Further, volunteer firefighters, members of a volunteer ambulance
service, the United States Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol, and the
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Pilots are already permitted leaves
of absence from public employers when responding to a declared emergen-
cy, but only the first two groups have the same protections against
retaliation from private employers.


This bill addresses this disparity by affording members of the United
States Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol or the United States Coast
Guard Auxiliary Pilots the same protections extended to volunteer fire-
fighters or members of a volunteer ambulance service.  At a time of
increasing natural disasters and public emergencies, New York must
support all volunteer emergency responders who place themselves at risk
for the safety of our communities.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None to state.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

This is a new bill.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2025-S8494C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8494--C
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             September 3, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  LIU, BORRELLO, FAHY, JACKSON, MATTERA, OBERACKER,
   PALUMBO, C. RYAN, SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and  when
   printed  to  be  committed to the Committee on Rules -- recommitted to
   the Committee on Labor in accordance with Senate Rule  6,  sec.  8  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee -- committee discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered  reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted to said committee --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  labor  law,  in relation to permitted leaves of
   absence for members of civil air patrol
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivisions 1, 2 and 4 of section 202-l of the labor law,
 as added by chapter 393 of the laws of 2014, paragraph (a)  of  subdivi-
 sion  2  as  amended  by chapter 376 of the laws of 2014, are amended to
 read as follows:
   1. During the time that an emergency exists following a declaration of
 such emergency pursuant to section twenty-four or  twenty-eight  of  the
 executive  law,  OR  DURING  A  UNITED STATES AIR FORCE OR UNITED STATES
 COAST GUARD ASSIGNED MISSION, an  employee  may  request  and  shall  be
 granted  a  leave  of  absence  from  [his  or her] THEIR employer while
 engaged in the actual performance of [his or her] THE EMPLOYEE'S  duties
 as, (a) a volunteer firefighter, [or] (b) an enrolled member of a volun-
 teer  ambulance  service pursuant to article thirty of the public health
 law, OR (C) A MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AUXILIARY CIVIL  AIR
 PATROL  OR  THE  UNITED  STATES  COAST GUARD AUXILIARY PILOTS unless the
 employer determines that the employee's absence would  impose  an  undue
 hardship  on  the conduct of the employer's business as defined by para-
 graph (d) of subdivision ten of section two hundred  ninety-six  of  the
 executive law.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13654-05-6

 S. 8494--C                          2
 
   2. Subdivision one of this section shall apply only when:
   (a)  The  employer  has previously received written documentation from
 the head of the employee's volunteer fire department or volunteer  ambu-
 lance  service  OR UNIT COMMANDER, as applicable, notifying the employer
 of the employee's status as a  volunteer  firefighter  or  member  of  a
 volunteer  ambulance  service  OR  MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
 AUXILIARY CIVIL AIR PATROL OR THE UNITED STATES  COAST  GUARD  AUXILIARY
 PILOTS; and
   (b) The employee's duties as a volunteer firefighter [or], member of a
 volunteer  ambulance  service,  OR MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
 AUXILIARY CIVIL AIR PATROL OR THE UNITED STATES  COAST  GUARD  AUXILIARY
 PILOTS are related to the declared emergency; AND
   (C)  IN  THE  CASE OF MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AUXILIARY
 CIVIL AIR PATROL OR THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD AUXILIARY PILOTS, UPON
 WRITTEN REQUEST FROM  A  UNIT  COMMANDER  TO  PARTICIPATE  IN  EMERGENCY
 SERVICES  OR  DURING  A  UNITED  STATES AIR FORCE OR UNITED STATES COAST
 GUARD ASSIGNED MISSION.
   4. Upon the employer's request, an employee who  has  been  granted  a
 leave  of  absence in accordance with this section shall provide [his or
 her] THEIR employer with a notarized statement  from  the  head  of  the
 volunteer  fire  department  or  volunteer  ambulance  service,  OR UNIT
 COMMANDER, as applicable, certifying the period of time, or times,  that
 said employee responded to any emergency pursuant to this section.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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