New York A 5735: Authorizes expedited settlement conference processes for establishing child support orders

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A05735 Summary:

BILL NOA05735 

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Add Art 21-C §§795 - 795-g, Lab L

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Provides that an employee who leaves work during a school year for no more than four hours to attend school conferences or classroom activities related to the employee's child if the conference or classroom activities cannot be scheduled during non-work hours may not be penalized.

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BILL NOA05735 

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02/20/2025referred to labor

01/07/2026referred to labor

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 5735

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 20, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Labor

 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to the make time for parent-
 ing act

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

 1 Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new article 21-C to
 2 read as follows:
 3 ARTICLE 21-C
 4 MAKE TIME FOR PARENTING ACT
 5 Section 795. Short title.
 6 795-a. Definitions.
 7 795-b. School conference and activity leave.
 8 795-c. Notification.
 9 795-d. Verification.
 10 795-e. Employee rights.
 11 795-f. Limits on leave.
 12 795-g. Enforcement.
 13 § 795. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as
 14 the "make time for parenting act".
 15 § 795-a. Definitions. As used in this article:
 16 1. The term "employee" means a person who performs services for hire
 17 for an employer for:
 18 a. at least six consecutive months immediately preceding a request for
 19 leave under this article; and
 20 b. an average number of hours per week equal to at least one-half the
 21 full-time equivalent positions in the employers' job classification, as
 22 defined by the employers' personnel policies or practices or in accord-
 23 ance with a collective bargaining agreement, during those six months.
 24 2. The term "employee" shall not include an independent contractor.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09930-02-5

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 1 3. The term "employer" means any of the following: a state agency,
 2 officer, or department, a unit of local government, a school district,
 3 an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, or a
 4 nonprofit organization which employs fifty or more employees in the
 5 state of New York.
 6 4. The term "child" means a biological, adopted or foster child, a
 7 stepchild or a legal ward of an employee who is enrolled in a primary or
 8 secondary public or private school in this state.
 9 5. The term "school" means any public or private primary or secondary
 10 school or educational facility located in this state.
 11 6. The term "school administrator" means a principal or similar admin-
 12 istrator who is responsible for the operations of a school.
 13 7. The term "negative action" means the discharge, suspension or
 14 demotion of an employee, or other adverse employment action taken
 15 against an employee in the terms and conditions of employment.
 16 § 795-b. School conference and activity leave. 1. Should an employee
 17 leave during any school year, no more than four hours of which may be
 18 taken on any given day, to attend school conferences or classroom activ-
 19 ities related to the employee's child if the conference or classroom
 20 activities cannot be scheduled during non-work hours such an employee
 21 shall not be penalized with any negative action, as defined in subdivi-
 22 sion seven of section seven hundred ninety-five-a of this article, for
 23 such activity. No leave may be taken by an employee of an employer that
 24 is subject to the provisions of this article unless the employee has
 25 exhausted all accrued vacation leave, personal leave, compensatory leave
 26 and any other leave that may be granted to the employee except sick
 27 leave and disability leave. Before arranging attendance at any such
 28 conference or activity, the employee shall provide the