Section 92-C. Emergency service volunteer; paid leave

Notwithstanding any
  provisions of law to the contrary,  public  officers  and  employees  of
  municipal  corporations  and  school  districts who are certified by the
  American Red Cross as disaster volunteers shall be  granted  leave  from
  work  with  pay to participate in specialized disaster relief operations
  upon written request for such services by the  American  Red  Cross  and
  upon  the  approval  of the chief executive of the municipal corporation
  for which the public officer or employee serves or upon the approval  of
  the superintendent of the school district for which the employee serves.
  The  public  officer  or  employee  shall  be  compensated at his or her
  regular rate of pay for those regular work hours during which the public
  officer  or  employee  is  absent  from  work  while  participating   in
  authorized  specialized  disaster relief operations. Such leave shall be
  provided without loss of seniority, compensation, sick  leave,  vacation
  leave or other overtime compensation to which the volunteer is otherwise
  entitled and shall not exceed twenty days in any calendar year.