What's happening
This bill doubles the paid military leave for New York public officers and employees from 30 to 60 days per year.
Why it matters
Expanded paid leave may help reduce financial stress for public employees called to military duty, allowing them to serve without sacrificing income for a longer period.
Increasing the leave from 30 to 60 days (or 22 to 44 working days) could support reservists and National Guard members who face longer or more frequent deployments, making public service jobs more attractive to those with military commitments.
By doubling the protected leave, this law may improve retention and morale among employees who serve in the military, potentially benefiting both government agencies and military readiness.
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Extend Paid Military Leave
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STATE OF NEW YORK
4208
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 extending the period of time for which public officers and employees shall be paid his or her salary for military duty
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The opening paragraph of 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:
Every public officer or employee shall be paid his or her 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] sixty days or [twenty-two] forty-four working days, whichever is greater, in any one calendar year and not exceeding [thirty] sixty days or [twenty-two] forty-four working days, whichever is greater, in any one continuous period of such absence.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08944-01-7
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