Authorizes an additional ten days military leave for state correction officers who are absent on military duty

BILL NUMBER:S2812

Title of bill

An act to amend the military law, in relation to authorizing additional paid leave for state correction officers who are absent on military duty

Purpose

Authorizes an additional 10 days military leave for state correctional officers who are absent on military duty.

Summary of provisions

Amends subdivision 5 of section 242 of the military law to authorize additional paid leave for state correctional officers who are absent on military duty.

Justification

Currently, state law allows public employees to receive the greater of 30 days or 22 working days of paid leave a year for military service. However, state correctional officers, unlike the typical state or local employee, are often required to work at their respective correctional facility on weekends. Therefore, while the typical state or local employee can prevent the exhaustion of their military leave by performing their military duties on the weekends, state correctional officers do not have the same luxury. As a result, many state correctional officers often exhaust their current 30-day allotment and are required to utilize accruals to cover military time.

Prior history

A.8508 2005, Died in Governmental Operations Committee A.6532 2008, Referred to Governmental Operations Committee A.5931/S.3815 Passed Senate

Fiscal implications

To be determined.

Effective date

This act shall take effect immediately.