STATEMENT TO

ASSEMBLY, No. 1032

with Senate Floor Amendments

(Proposed By Senator INVERSO)

ADOPTED: DECEMBER 11, 1997

      These amendments specify that in order to provide a leave of absence for disaster relief work, any of the following conditions must occur: a. the disaster relief services are to be performed in the State; b. the disaster is a federal or presidentially declared disaster designated as Level III or above, according to American National Red Cross regulations and procedures; or c. the disaster is declared by the governor of a state or territory.