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This bill increases the amount of paid military leave for New York public employees and reservists from 30 to 49 days per year.
Why it matters
Expands paid military leave for public employees and reservists from 30 to 49 days per year. , meaning reservists can participate in more training or be called to duty for longer periods without financial loss or risking their civilian jobs.
Specifically benefits county and municipal employees. who are members of the reserves or National Guard, allowing them up to 49 days of paid leave for training and instruction, which supports their readiness and participation in military service.
Clarifies that this military leave is in addition to regular vacation leave. , ensuring that employees don’t have to use their personal vacation days for required military service, which helps protect both their careers and their military commitments.
Leaves the granting of this extended leave at the discretion of the employing county or municipality. , potentially leading to variations in how the law is applied locally and highlighting the importance of local government support for reservists.
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STATE OF NEW YORK
4058
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 1, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the military law, in relation to expanding the paid leave for public officers and public employee reservists
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 242 of the military law, as amended by chapter 161 of the laws of 1984, is amended to read as follows:
5. Pay for military duty. (a) Every public officer or employee shall be paid his salary or other compensation as such public officer or employee for any and all periods of absence while engaged in the performance of ordered military duty, and while going to and returning from such duty, not exceeding a total of [thirty] forty-nine days or [twenty-two] thirty working days, whichever is greater, in any one calendar year and not exceeding [thirty] forty-nine days or [twenty-two] thirty working days, whichever is greater, in any one continuous period of such absence.
(b) All county and municipal employees who are members of the organized reserve of the United States armed forces, including the National Guard of this state, shall be allowed full pay for all time not in excess of forty-nine days per year spent on duty in connection with reserve training and instruction requirements of the armed forces of the United States, including the National Guard of this state. This leave shall be at the discretion of the employing county or municipality and shall be in addition to any annual vacation leave with pay to which an employee may be entitled.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08941-01-7
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