New York A 11245: Relates to authorizing workforce stabilization leave and alternative compensation for certain correctional employees during a qualifying emergency period

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A11245 Summary:

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Authorizes the commissioner of the department of corrections and community supervision to declare a staffing emergency when certain conditions are met; provides that eligible employees may request up to three days of non-cumulative workforce stabilization leave per calendar month during a qualifying emergency period; provides that an eligible employee shall receive alternative compensation if they are unable to utilize their workforce stabilization leave due to operational necessity or if such leave is denied.

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05/01/2026referred to governmental employees

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 11245

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 1, 2026
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 Introduced by M. of A. GRAY -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Governmental Employees

 AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to authorizing work-
 force stabilization leave and alternative compensation for certain
 correctional employees during a qualifying emergency period; and
 providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

 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
 2 82-d to read as follows:
 3 § 82-d. Workforce stabilization leave during correctional staffing
 4 emergencies. 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section:
 5 (a) "Department" shall mean the department of corrections and communi-
 6 ty supervision.
 7 (b) "Commissioner" shall mean the commissioner of the department of
 8 corrections and community supervision.
 9 (c) "Correctional facility" shall have the same meaning as set forth
 10 in section two of the correction law.
 11 (d) "Staffing emergency" shall mean a condition in which:
 12 (i) the vacancy rate for correctional officer positions within a
 13 facility or statewide exceeds ten percent;
 14 (ii) mandatory overtime exceeds an average of sixteen hours per
 15 employee per week over a four-week period; or
 16 (iii) other critical operational criteria established by the commis-
 17 sioner in consultation with the director of the budget are met.
 18 (e) "Qualifying emergency period" shall mean:
 19 (i) a staffing emergency declared by the commissioner pursuant to
 20 subdivision two of this section; or
 21 (ii) a disaster emergency declared pursuant to section twenty-eight of
 22 the executive law that affects staffing levels or operations within
 23 correctional facilities.
 24 (f) "Eligible employee" shall mean any public officer or employee of
 25 the state employed as a correctional officer or otherwise directly

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15732-01-6

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 1 involved in the custody and supervision of incarcerated individuals at a
 2 state correctional facility.
 3 2. Declaration and reporting. (a) The commissioner may declare a
 4 staffing emergency for a specific facility, region, or statewide, upon a
 5 written determination that conditions defined in paragraph (d) of subdi-
 6 vision one of this section have been met.
 7 (b) Any such declaration shall:
 8 (i) specify the affected facilities or regions;
 9 (ii) include the factual basis and data supporting such declaration;
 10 and
 11 (iii) be posted publicly on the department's website within five busi-
 12 ness days.
 13 3. Workforce stabilization leave. (a) During a qualifying emergency
 14 period, eligible employees who have performed active duty for a minimum
 15 of ten days in a calendar month may request up to three days of non-cu-
 16 mulative workforce stabilization leave per calendar month.
 17 (b) Such leave shall be subject to operational needs and shall not be
 18 unreasonably denied.
 19 (c) The department shall make reasonable efforts to equitably distrib-
 20 ute approval of such leave among employees.
 21 4. Alternative compensation. (a) Where an eligibl