Makes provisions for payment to certain parole officers employed by the department of corrections and community supervision for salary and medical expenses while subject to sickness.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A1644
SPONSOR: Skoufis (MS) TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the state finance law, in relation to compensation and
medical expenses of certain injured state employees
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
Makes provisions for payment of parole officers employed by the New York
State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) for
salary and medical expenses while subject to sickness as provided by
section seventy-one of the civil service law.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
This bill amends the state finance law to add a new section 209-c, to
provide financial stability if the parole officer is injured or
assaulted while on duty.
Parole officers will have the standard benefits provided via Civil
Service Law (CSL) Section 71 which defines the length of workers'
compensation (WC) leave required by CSL Law.
JUSTIFICATION:
Parole Officers employed in the state department of corrections and
community supervision perform hazardous duty on behalf of the people of
the state of New York on a daily basis. Parole Officers are at risk of
being injured in the performance of these duties and should be afforded
the same protection against the financial hardship which may result as
are available to those individuals employed by municipalities and have
similar law enforcement responsibilities.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
Skoufis - 11/28/16 vetoed memo 239
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Unknown.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.
