New York Consolidated Laws, Civil Service Law - CVS § 151. Leaves of absence for participation in certain athletic competitions

1. For purposes of this section:

2. A public employee who qualifies as a member of a United States team for athletic competition on the world, Pan American or Olympic level, in a sport contested in either Pan American or Olympic competitions, shall at the discretion of the public employer be granted a leave of absence from employment without loss of pay or diminution of any other privilege, benefit or right arising out of such employment and in accordance with the provisions of this section.

3. Such leave shall be available only for the purpose of preparing for and engaging in either or both such competitions and in no event shall the total of all such leave granted to a public employee exceed the period of the official training camp and competition combined or ninety calendar days a year, whichever is less.

4. The electing public employer shall pay at the employee's regular rate of pay for each week of leave granted in the amount the employee would receive for a standard work week. The employee shall not be entitled to receive compensation for any day spent in camp or competition for which compensation would not ordinarily be paid.

5. The president of the civil service commission shall promulgate appropriate rules necessary to effectuate the provisions of this section.