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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3318
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 24, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- read twice and ordered printed,
and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Home-
land Security and Military Affairs
AN ACT to amend the military law, in relation to authorizing additional
paid leave for public employees who are absent on military duty
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 5 of section 242 of the mili-
tary 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] THEIR
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] FIFTY-TWO work-
ing days, whichever is greater, in any one calendar year and not exceed-
ing [thirty] SIXTY days or [twenty-two] FIFTY-TWO working days, whichev-
er 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.
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