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NY S04261

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/3/2025

Primary Sponsor

Robert Jackson

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Establishes a 10% hazardous pay differential for emergency medical technicians (EMTs), advanced EMTs, and their supervisors employed by New York City or NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation during infectious disease outbreaks

  • Defines qualifying outbreaks as periods when the Governor declares a state disaster emergency, the federal HHS Secretary declares a public health emergency, or the President declares a national emergency related to infectious disease

  • Hazardous pay counts toward pension and retirement system calculations for participating employees

  • Hazardous pay does not count toward salary increment determinations based on length of service and does not constitute a promotion

  • Pay differential begins on the date of any qualifying emergency declaration and continues until all applicable declarations are rescinded

Legislative Description

Provides for a hazardous pay differential for certain emergency medical technicians who are providing emergency medical services, and their supervisors, during outbreaks of infectious diseases.

Last Action

REFERRED TO CITIES 1

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Cities 12/3/2025

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