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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          8107
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                      June 13, 2016
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  Sen.  HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
        AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to excused  leave  to
          undertake a screening for prostate cancer
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Section 159-c of the civil service law, as amended by chap-
     2  ter 111 of the laws of 2007, subdivision 1 and subdivision 2 as  amended
     3  by chapter 391 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
     4    §  159-c.  Excused leave to undertake a screening for prostate 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 and shall be deemed to have  a  paid
    16  leave  of  absence  from  his  duties or service as such public officer,
    17  employee of this state, employee of any county, employee of any communi-
    18  ty college, employee of any public authority,  employee  of  any  public
    19  benefit  corporation,  employee  of any board of cooperative educational
    20  services (BOCES), employee of any  vocational  education  and  extension
    21  board,  or  a  school district enumerated in section one of chapter five
    22  hundred sixty-six of the laws of nineteen hundred sixty-seven,  employee
    23  of any municipality, employee of any school district, or any employee of
    24  a  participating  employer  in  the  New York state and local employees'
    25  retirement system or any employee of a participating employer in the New
    26  York state teachers' retirement system for a sufficient period of  time,
    27  not  to  exceed  four hours on an annual basis, to undertake a screening
    28  for prostate cancer.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1    2. The entire period of the leave of absence granted pursuant to  this
     2  section  shall  be  excused  leave  and shall not be charged against any
     3  other leave such public officer, employee of this state, employee of any
     4  county, employee of  any  community  college,  employee  of  any  public
     5  authority,  employee  of any public benefit corporation, employee of any
     6  board of cooperative educational services (BOCES), employee of any voca-
     7  tional education and extension board, or a school district enumerated in
     8  section one of chapter five hundred sixty-six of the  laws  of  nineteen
     9  hundred  sixty-seven,  employee  of  any  municipality,  employee of any
    10  school district or any employee of a participating employer in  the  New
    11  York  state  and local employees' retirement system or any employee of a
    12  participating employer in the New York state teachers' retirement system
    13  is otherwise entitled to.
    14    [3. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any employee  of
    15  a city having a population of one million or more.]
    16    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.