Provides that certain members of the United States Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol or the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Pilots shall be granted…

◆ The sponsor's argument

Why John Liu says this is needed

Civil Air Patrol is a congressionally chartered, federally funded, 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation and serves as the civilian auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force. Founded Dec. 1, 1941, to mobilize the nation's civilian aviation resources for national defense service, CAP has evolved into a premier public service organization that is a cost-effec- tive force multiplier for Air Force-assigned missions. Civil Air Patrol members continue to carry their organization's legacy by devoting their time, energy, and skills to various emergency services and humanitarian missions. These missions include search and rescue, natural disaster response for state and local communities, and training younger generations to become future leaders in aviation and science related careers. The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, founded in 1939, is the uniformed, civilian volunteer component of the United States Coast Guard. Annually, the pilots of the Auxiliary devote their time and skills to aid the US Coast Guard's search and rescue team, and homeland security forces. Pilots' missions include flight training, search and rescue, priority airlift, and pollution and disaster response. In the event of Air Force assigned missions, the Secretary of the U.S. Air Force will call upon members of the Civil Air Patrol, or US Coast Guard Auxiliary Pilots, to carry out natural disaster support, training sessions to improve techniques, support youth development, and other missions to support public agencies at any level of government. Currently, New York State Civil Service Law grants governmental employ- ees, who are members of the Civil Air Patrol, or US Coast Guard Auxilia- ry Pilots, paid leave during a declared state of emergency. However, this law does not grant paid leave for Air Force-assigned missions for governmental employees. Without necessary protections, governmental employees may be forced to use their personal or vacation paid time off or may be denied paid leave by their employers. This bill would expand paid leave eligibility by adding "Air Force-as- signed missions" as additional criteria. This addition would grant governmental employees, who are Civil Air Patrol members or US Coast Guard Auxiliary Pilots, the same protections already afforded to members of the American Red Cross and the National Guard. Moreover, this addi- tion ensures that governmental employees can remain committed to Air Force-assigned missions without risking seniority, compensation, sick leave, vacation leave or other overtime compensation.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.