S6368-2011 Actions

• Jun 12, 2012: referred to ways and means
• Jun 12, 2012: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
• Jun 12, 2012: REPASSED SENATE
• Jun 4, 2012: AMENDED ON THIRD READING 6368A
• Jun 4, 2012: VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING
• Jun 4, 2012: returned to senate
• Jun 4, 2012: RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY
• Mar 19, 2012: referred to labor
• Mar 19, 2012: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
• Mar 19, 2012: PASSED SENATE
• Mar 6, 2012: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
• Mar 5, 2012: 2ND REPORT CAL.
• Mar 1, 2012: 1ST REPORT CAL.260
• Feb 1, 2012: REFERRED TO LABOR

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S6368-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S6368

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the labor law, in relation to authorized absences by members
of volunteer fire departments and volunteer ambulance squads who respond
to states of emergency

PURPOSE:
To provide an authorized leave of absence from a place of
employment for volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers who
respond to a state of emergency declared by the federal or state
governments.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 provides that a volunteer
firefighter or ambulance worker shall be deemed to have an authorized
leave of absence from his or her regular place of employment when
engaged in the actual performance of his or her duties as an
emergency responder pursuant to a state of emergency as declared by
the federal or state government. The entire period of the absence
shall be excused leave and not charged against any other leave to
which such employee is entitled and the head of a fire department or
ambulance service will certify to such service, when requested to do
so by an employer.

JUSTIFICATION:
Volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers are often
called upon respond to states of emergency that are called by the
state or federal governments. They perform critical services during
these emergencies and are often away from their places of employment
for days at a time, while serving with members of the National Guard
and other responders. This bill seeks to provide them with protection
from loss of employment while providing these services.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill.

FISCAL IMPACT ON THE STATE:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

S6368-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         6368
 I N  SENATE
 February 1, 2012
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GRISANTI -- 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  authorized  absences  by
 members  of  volunteer fire departments and volunteer ambulance squads
 who respond to states of emergency
 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section  1.  The labor law is amended by adding a new section 202-l to
 read as follows:

 

S 202-L. AUTHORIZED ABSENCE. 1. EVERY PERSON WHO  IS  A  MEMBER  OF  A
 VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT OR A VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE SQUAD SHALL BE DEEMED
 TO  HAVE AN AUTHORIZED LEAVE FROM HIS OR HER REGULAR PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT
 WHEN ENGAGED IN THE ACTUAL PERFORMANCE OF HIS OR HER DUTIES AS AN  EMER
 GENCY  RESPONDER  PURSUANT  TO  A  STATE OF EMERGENCY AS DECLARED BY THE
 FEDERAL OR STATE GOVERNMENT.
 2. THE ENTIRE PERIOD OF THE AUTHORIZED  ABSENCE  GRANTED  PURSUANT  TO
 THIS SECTION SHALL BE EXCUSED LEAVE AND SHALL NOT BE CHARGED AGAINST ANY
 OTHER LEAVE TO WHICH SUCH EMPLOYEE IS ENTITLED.
 3.  UPON REQUEST, THE EMPLOYEE MUST PROVIDE THE EMPLOYER WITH A STATE
 MENT FROM THE HEAD OF THE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER OR  VOLUNTEER  AMBULANCE
 SERVICE,  AS  APPLICABLE,  STATING THE PERIOD OF TIME OR TIMES THAT SAID
 EMPLOYEE RESPONDED TO A STATE OF EMERGENCY PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14337-01-2

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