New York A 816: Directs social services districts to contract with non-residential programs for victims of domestic violence to provide outreach and education in high schools

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A00816 Summary:

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Add Art 20-D §§750 - 757, Lab L; add §115, Ed L

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Enacts the "parental involvement leave act" requiring employers to grant employees up to 24 hours leave during any school year to attend school conferences or classroom activities related to the employee's child if the conference or activity cannot be scheduled during non-work hours; defines "employer" as any person or entity employing any individual in any occupation, industry, trade or business or service including any of the following: a state agency, office or department, a unit of local government, a school district, an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, or a nonprofit organization; makes related provisions.

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BILL NOA00816 

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01/08/2025referred to labor

01/07/2026referred to labor

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

Go to topA00816 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 816

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. KIM -- read once and referred to the Committee on
 Labor

 AN ACT to amend the labor law and the education law, in relation to the
 parental involvement leave 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 20-D to
 2 read as follows:
 3 ARTICLE 20-D
 4 PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT LEAVE ACT
 5 Section 750. Short title.
 6 751. Definitions.
 7 752. School-related event leave.
 8 753. Employee notice.
 9 754. Employee rights.
 10 755. Notification.
 11 756. Administrative enforcement and penalties.
 12 757. Existing rights and remedies preserved.
 13 § 750. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as
 14 the "parental involvement leave act".
 15 § 751. Definitions. As used in this article:
 16 1. "Employee" shall mean any person employed for hire by an employer
 17 in any employment upon the completion of four weeks of employment for a
 18 full-time employee or twenty-five days of employment for a part-time
 19 employee;
 20 2. "Employer" shall mean any person or entity employing any individual
 21 in any occupation, industry, trade, business or service including, but
 22 not limited to, any of the following: a state agency, officer or depart-
 23 ment, a unit of local government, a school district, an individual, a

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01885-01-5

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 1 corporation, a partnership, an association, or a non-profit organiza-
 2 tion;
 3 3. "Child" shall mean a biological, adopted or foster child, stepchild
 4 or legal ward, a child of a domestic partner (as defined in subdivision
 5 one of section four of the workers' compensation law), or a child to
 6 whom the employee stands in loco parentis who is enrolled in a school as
 7 defined in subdivision five of this section;
 8 4. "Parent" means a biological, foster, or adopted parent, a steppar-
 9 ent, a legal guardian, or grandparent of, or a person who stands in loco
 10 parentis to a child;
 11 5. "School" means any public or private pre-kindergarten program,
 12 elementary, or secondary school, licensed child-care facility, or educa-
 13 tional facility located within the state;
 14 6. "School-related event" shall mean an event related to a child's
 15 academic achievement or to the pursuit of educational services and
 16 programs, including but not limited to, a parent-teacher meeting, a
 17 disciplinary proceeding, an individualized education plan meeting, a
 18 class presentation, a parent workshop, or an interview for a new school;
 19 and
 20 7. "Retaliation" shall include any threat, discipline, discharge,
 21 demotion, suspension, reduction in employee hours, transfer to unfavora-
 22 ble shifts, denial of favorable shifts, or any other adverse employment
 23 action against any employee for exercising or attempting to exercise any
 24 right guaranteed under this article.
 25 § 752. School-related ev