New York S 4300: Relates to certain contracts with out-of-state school districts

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S04300 Summary:

BILL NOS04300 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORPARKER

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §207-b, Lab L

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Forbids employers from terminating an employee who is a volunteer firefighter or ambulance worker responding to an emergency service call.

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BILL NOS04300 

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02/04/2025REFERRED TO LABOR

01/07/2026REFERRED TO LABOR

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 4300

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 4, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor

 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to volunteer firefighters and
 emergency medical services personnel job protection

 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 section 207-b to
 2 read as follows:
 3 § 207-b. Volunteer firefighter and ambulance worker job protection. 1.
 4 It shall be unlawful for any employer or such employer's duly authorized
 5 agent to discharge or in any other manner discriminate against an
 6 employee as to their employment because they have responded to an emer-
 7 gency when acting as a volunteer firefighter or volunteer ambulance
 8 worker.
 9 2. For purposes of this section:
 10 (a) Volunteer firefighter shall have the same meaning as defined in
 11 subdivision one of section three of the volunteer firefighters' benefit
 12 law; and
 13 (b) Volunteer ambulance worker shall have the same meaning as defined
 14 in subdivision one of section three of the volunteer ambulance workers'
 15 benefit law.
 16 3. For the purposes of this section, "responding to an emergency"
 17 shall mean:
 18 (a) when a volunteer firefighter participates in necessary travel to,
 19 working at, and necessary travel returning from a fire, alarm of fire,
 20 hazardous material incident or other emergency to which their fire
 21 department, fire company, any unit thereof, either has responded or
 22 would be required or authorized to respond, including necessary travel
 23 during such work or incidental thereto; or
 24 (b) when a volunteer ambulance worker participates in necessary travel
 25 to, working at, and necessary travel returning from an accident, alarm

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08047-01-5

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 1 of accident, or other duty to which their ambulance department, ambu-
 2 lance company, or any unit thereof, either has responded or would be
 3 required or authorized to respond, including necessary travel during
 4 such work or incidental thereto.
 5 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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