STATE OF NEW YORK
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993
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 10, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. SIMON, ORTIZ, MOSLEY, HOOPER, RAIA -- Multi-Spon-
sored by -- M. of A. COOK, PERRY -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Governmental Employees
AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to use of accrued
sick time, compensation time or vacation time
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
2 159-d to read as follows:
3 § 159-d. Payment in lieu of workers' compensation payments. Every
4 public officer, employee of this state, county, community college,
5 public authority, public benefit corporation, board of cooperative
6 educational services (BOCES), vocational education and extension board,
7 school district enumerated in section one of chapter five hundred
8 sixty-six of the laws of nineteen hundred sixty-seven, municipality,
9 school district or participating employer in the New York state and
10 local employees' retirement system or a participating employer in the
11 New York state teachers' retirement system who has suffered a work
12 related injury shall be entitled to use accrued sick time, compensation
13 time or vacation time where any such employee is injured but has not yet
14 become covered under the provisions of the workers' compensation law.
15 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00790-01-7
