N.Y. Public Officers Law § 71: Vacations for employees of the state

§ 71. Vacations for employees of the state. The executive officers of

every public department, bureau, commission, or board of the state are

authorized and empowered to grant to every employee under their

supervision, who shall have been in such employ for at least one year, a

vacation of not less than two weeks in each year, and for such further

period of time as in the opinion and judgment of the executive officers,

the duties, position, length of service and other circumstances may

warrant, at such time as the executive officers may fix and during such

vacation the said employee shall be allowed the same compensation as if

actually employed. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any

employee who is subject to the rules governing sick leave, vacation and

other time allowances adopted by the state civil service commission

pursuant to law.