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A5183Assembly2017-2018 Session

Expand Paid Military Leave

Official title

“Grants public officers and employees up to 60 total days or 44 working days of paid leave for military ordered duty”

Sponsor Felix OrtizAD-51+1 co-sponsorAffects Finance
Status
In Assembly Committee
Governmental Employees
Impact
6/10
Moderate
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Governmental Employees

What's happening

This bill doubles the amount of paid military leave for New York public employees to sixty days or forty-four working days.

Why it matters

  1. Provides greater financial stability. for public employees called to military service, reducing the risk of lost income during duty periods and making it easier for reservists and National Guard members to serve without financial hardship.

  2. Helps employers retain skilled workers. , as the enhanced leave may encourage employees to stay in public service roles, knowing they have improved support if called to military duty.

  3. Signals increased institutional support. for military service within New York State, potentially improving morale and demonstrating recognition of the sacrifices made by public employees who serve in the armed forces.

  4. May increase administrative planning needs. for public agencies, as longer paid absences could require more temporary coverage or adjustments to workflow, especially in departments with higher percentages of military-affiliated employees.

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Expand Paid Military Leave

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Felix Ortiz

Assembly Member · Assembly District 51

1 Co-sponsor

1 Multi-sponsor

History

  1. Referred to governmental employees
  2. Referred to governmental employees

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

5183

2017-2018 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

February 6, 2017

Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ, BRINDISI -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. STEC -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees

AN ACT to amend the military law, in relation to granting public officers and employees paid military leave for sixty total days or fortyfour working days

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. 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] 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.

LBD08975-01-7

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