New York A 2068: Grants excused leave to civil service employees who are volunteer firefighters or ambulance workers during state of emergency

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A02068 Summary:

BILL NOA02068 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORManktelow

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COSPNSRAngelino, Brabenec, DeStefano, Durso, Hawley, Miller, McDonough, Tague, Walsh

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §89, Civ Serv L

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Grants excused leave to civil service employees during states of emergency as declared by the federal, state or a municipal government, when such employees are members of a volunteer fire department or a volunteer ambulance or rescue squad.

Go to top A02068 Actions:

BILL NOA02068 

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01/15/2025referred to governmental employees

05/19/2025held for consideration in governmental employees

01/07/2026referred to governmental employees

Go to topA02068 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES Chair:Pheffer Amato 
DATE:05/19/2025AYE/NAY:8/5 Action: Held for Consideration Pheffer AmatoAyeDeStefanoNay

ColtonAyeReillyNay

SantabarbaraNayGiglioNay

EichensteinAyeTannousisNay

FallAbsent

OtisAye

GriffinAye

CarrollAye

RomeroAye

YegerAye

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There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA02068 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2068

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 15, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. MANKTELOW, ANGELINO, BRABENEC, DeSTEFANO, DURSO,
 HAWLEY, MILLER, McDONOUGH, TAGUE, WALSH -- read once and referred to
 the Committee on Governmental Employees

 AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to directing the
 granting of excused leave to civil service employees who are members
 of a volunteer fire department or a volunteer ambulance or rescue
 squad during a state of emergency

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The civil service law is amended by adding a new section 89
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 89. Excused leave during a state of emergency. 1. Every person hold-
 4 ing a position in the civil service who is a member of a volunteer fire
 5 department or of a volunteer ambulance squad shall be entitled to absent
 6 themself and shall be deemed to have a leave of absence from such
 7 person's duties or service as such civil service employee, during a
 8 state of emergency as declared by the federal, the state or a municipal
 9 government, when such civil service employee is required to perform
 10 duties or services for such volunteer department or squad as the result
 11 of the state of emergency.
 12 2. The entire period of the leave of absence granted pursuant to this
 13 section shall be excused leave and shall not be charged against any
 14 other leave such civil service employee is otherwise entitled to.
 15 3. Every civil service employee taking such a leave of absence shall
 16 maintain a log of all volunteer hours performed during the state of
 17 emergency. Such log shall be signed by the employee and a line officer
 18 of the volunteer organization, and be submitted to the employee's
 19 employer.
 20 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
 21 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03689-01-5

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