N.Y. Civil Service Law § 82-c: Civil air patrol volunteers; paid leave

§ 82-c. Civil air patrol volunteers; paid leave. Notwithstanding any

other provisions of law to the contrary, public officers and employees

of the state who are members of the United States Air Force Auxiliary

Civil Air Patrol or the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Pilots shall

be granted leave from work with pay to participate in emergency services

during a declared state of emergency upon a written request from a unit

commander and the approval of the chief administrative officer of the

state agency, department or bureau for which the public officer or

employee serves. The public officer or employee shall be compensated at

his or her regular rate of pay for those regular work hours during which

the public officer or employee is absent from work while participating

in emergency services missions during a declared state of emergency.

Such leave shall be provided without loss of seniority, compensation,

sick leave, vacation leave or other overtime compensation to which the

volunteer is otherwise entitled and shall not exceed twenty days in any

calendar year.