Thank you to the more than 100 people who signed the petition over the past few days. Please make sure you share it as well! Also, please consider doing the following asap if you haven’t already: Please send the below text to these email addresses, making sure to add your name AND city/town/village of residence. cohend1@nyassembly.gov, stuhlmillerp@nyassembly.gov, legislative.secretary@exec.ny.gov, cherell.beddard@exec.ny.gov, Denise.Gagnon@exec.ny.gov, msogut@nysenate.gov, sterlingm@nyassembly.gov, bouachri@nysenate.gov, smulliga@nysenate.gov, SD4Scheduling@nysenate.gov, kasmore@nysenate.gov, wilsonm@nyassembly.gov, sala@nysenate.gov, ahunt@nysenate.gov, lhill@nysenate.gov, stimson@nysenate.gov, ranney@nysenate.gov, walkerjm@nyassembly.gov, baronj@nyassembly.gov, campbellw@nyassembly.gov, rislerj@nyassembly.gov, korn@nysenate.gov, gerould@nysenate.gov, mmosher@nysenate.gov, MajorityLeaderCommunications@nysenate.gov, crossan@nysenate.gov, rali@nysenate.gov, gonzalezpress@nysenate.gov, zbocka@nyassembly.gov, Enesr@nyassembly.gov, Sperryd@nyassembly.gov, Sherrettsj@nyassembly.gov, Frasera@nyassembly.gov, Schuster@nyassembly.gov, Brooksj@nyassembly.gov, SMorello@nysenate.gov, RRodgers@nysenate.gov, DDavis@nysenate.gov, Adey@nysenate.gov, lupi@nysenate.gov, Reyes@nysenate.gov SUBJECT: Please protect probation officers during THIS SESSION TEXT: With the state budget being finalized, we ask that you please consider encouraging the Assembly Ways & Means Committee and Senate Finance Committee to put A2535/S8837 to a vote. This legislation would help probation officers across NYS to obtain full disability benefits when hurt in the line of duty. Many people do not know that probation officers are sworn peace officers whose work is similar to that of NYS parole officers. Substantial differences include that probation officers are county-level and supervise people --in lieu of or before-- people are incarcerated. Parole does not fall under 207-c because that law applies to municipalities. However, we recently learned that parole officers have 207-c-like benefits in their contract with NYS. Probation officers deserve the same type of benefits. This is not "entitlement legislation," -- as we've heard some call it -- it's protection that already is granted to many peace officers as essential! View the more than 2,000 signatures of support at change.org/207c_probation. Thank you, NAME _________________ CITY/TOWN/VILLAGE OF RESIDENCE _________________