What's happening
This bill doubles the paid military leave for New York public employees from 30 to 60 days per year.
Why it matters
Expands support for public employees serving in the military. , providing greater financial stability for those called to duty by doubling their guaranteed paid leave, which can reduce personal and family financial hardship during deployments or training.
May help recruit and retain public sector workers with military obligations. , making public employment more attractive to reservists and National Guard members by ensuring stronger income protection if called to serve.
Could impact local and state government budgets. , as agencies will be responsible for paying salaries for longer periods when employees are absent due to military duty, potentially requiring adjustments in staffing or temporary coverage.
Signals increased recognition of the sacrifices made by citizen-soldiers. , reinforcing New York’s commitment to supporting employees who balance public service with military responsibilities, and possibly influencing similar policies in other states.
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Extend Military Paid Leave
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- Referred to governmental operations
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STATE OF NEW YORK
3738
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 31, 2019
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. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 5 of section 242 of the military law, as amended by chapter 406 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
(a) 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.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided however that section two of this act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as section 1 of chapter 406 of the laws of 2017 takes effect.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD07761-01-9
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