Bill Text: NY A09783 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 9783 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Provides a right of reemployment for persons who reside in another state who are ordered to military service within New York state, if the state of residence provides a like protection.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-04-08 - referred to governmental employees [A09783 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A09783-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          9783
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                      April 8, 2016
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DenDEKKER  --  read once and referred to the
          Committee on Governmental Employees
        AN ACT to amend the military law, in relation to reemployment of members
          of an organized militia called to military service
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1. Section 317 of the military law is amended by adding a new
     2  subdivision 4-a to read as follows:
     3     4-a. The benefits, rights and privileges granted to  persons  in  the
     4  military service by this section shall be extended and applicable to any
     5  person  who  is  employed in this state but who is a resident of another
     6  state and a member of such state's organized militia  called  to  active
     7  service  by  the  governor  of the state in which they reside; provided,
     8  however, that such provisions shall only apply if  the  state  in  which
     9  such person resides provides a reciprocal grant of such benefits, rights
    10  and  privileges to persons employed in such state who are members of New
    11  York's organized militia when called to active service by  the  governor
    12  of New York state.
    13    §  2.  Paragraph  (a)  of subdivision 1 of section 243 of the military
    14  law, as added by chapter 420 of the laws of 1953, is amended to read  as
    15  follows:
    16    (a)  (i)  The term "public employee" shall mean an officer or employee
    17  holding a position by appointment or employment in the state of New York
    18  or in the cities, counties, towns, villages or school districts thereof,
    19  or in any other political or civil division of the state or of a munici-
    20  pality, or in any public or special district, or in the service  of  any
    21  public authority, public benefit corporation, commission or board, or in
    22  any other branch of the public service.
    23     (ii)  The provisions of this section shall apply to any person who is
    24  employed in this state but who is a resident  of  another  state  and  a
    25  member of such state's organized militia called to active service by the
    26  governor of the state in which they reside; provided, however, that such
    27  provisions  shall  only  apply if the state in which such person resides
    28  provides a reciprocal grant of such benefits, rights and  privileges  to
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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