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2019 New York Laws
GMU - General Municipal
Article 10 - Firefighters and Police Officers
209-AA - Paid Leave for Disaster Service Volunteers.

Universal Citation: NY Gen Mun L § 209-AA (2019)
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* §  209-aa. Paid leave for disaster service volunteers. 1. Members of
  the uniformed force of the fire department of the city of New  York  who
  are  certified  disaster  service  volunteers  of the American red cross
  shall be granted leave from work with  regular  pay  to  participate  in
  specialized  disaster  relief  operations  upon  written request for the
  services of such members by the American red cross and upon the approval
  of the fire commissioner,  which  approval  shall  not  be  unreasonably
  withheld.

2.  The  paid leave set forth in subdivision one of this section shall
  be provided for a cumulative total of no more than one hundred  days  of
  paid  leave  for all participating members during any fiscal year of the
  fire department of the city of New York.

3. The fire department of  the  city  of  New  York  shall  promulgate
  appropriate guidelines for the participation of members of the uniformed
  force as certified disaster service volunteers of the American red cross
  within ninety days after the effective date of this section.

* NB There are 2 § 209-aa's

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