STATE OF NEW YORK
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2830--B
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 23, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, SKOUFIS, ROSENTHAL, HARRIS, M. G. MILL-
ER, ORTIZ, JAFFEE, SIMON, JONES, BLAKE, ARROYO, D'URSO, WILLIAMS,
COOK, GOTTFRIED, SEAWRIGHT, DE LA ROSA, VANEL, WALKER -- Multi-Spon-
sored by -- M. of A. CARROLL, DAVILA, HIKIND, HYNDMAN, MAGEE,
PHEFFER AMATO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Govern-
mental Employees -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- again
reported from said committee with amendments, ordered reprinted as
amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to directing the
granting of excused leave to public officers and public employees to
undertake cancer screenings; and to repeal certain provisions of such
law relating thereto
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 159-b of the civil service law, as amended by chap-
2 ter 566 of the laws of 2006, subdivisions 1 and 2 as amended by chapter
3 391 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
4 § 159-b. Excused leave to undertake a screening for [breast] cancer.
5 1. Every public officer, employee of this state, employee of any coun-
6 ty, employee of any community college, employee of any public authority,
7 employee of any public benefit corporation, employee of any board of
8 cooperative educational services (BOCES), employee of any vocational
9 education and extension board, or a school district enumerated in
10 section one of chapter five hundred sixty-six of the laws of nineteen
11 hundred sixty-seven, employee of any municipality, employee of any
12 school district or any employee of a participating employer in the New
13 York state and local employees' retirement system or any employee of a
14 participating employer in the New York state teachers' retirement system
15 shall be entitled to absent himself or herself and shall be deemed to
16 have a paid leave of absence from his or her duties or service as such
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 public officer or employee of this state, employee of any county,
2 employee of any community college, employee of any public authority,
3 employee of any public benefit corporation, employee of any board of
4 cooperative educational services (BOCES), employee of any vocational
5 education and extension board, or a school district enumerated in
6 section one of chapter five hundred sixty-six of the laws of nineteen
7 hundred sixty-seven, employee of any municipality, employee of any
8 school district, or any employee of a participating employer in the New
9 York state and local employees' retirement system or any employee of a
10 participating employer in the New York state teachers' retirement system
11 for a sufficient period of time, not to exceed four hours on an annual
12 basis, to undertake a screening for [breast] cancer.
13 2. The entire period of the leave of absence granted pursuant to this
14 section shall be excused leave and shall not be charged against any
15 other leave such public officer, employee of this state, employee of any
16 county, employee of any community college, employee of any public
17 authority, employee of any public benefit corporation, employee of any
18 board of cooperative educational services (BOCES), employee of any voca-
19 tional education and extension board, or a school district enumerated in
20 section one of chapter five hundred sixty-six of the laws of nineteen
21 hundred sixty-seven, employee of any municipality, employee of any
22 school district or any employee of a participating employer in the New
23 York state and local employees' retirement system or any employee of a
24 participating employer in the New York state teachers' retirement system
25 is otherwise entitled to.
26 § 2. Section 159-c of the civil service law is REPEALED.
27 § 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
28 have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediately, the
29 addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary
30 for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized
31 and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
