Assembly Bill A3886

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Authorizes the establishment of rules and regulations to provide for paid leave for state officers and employees to care for a parent or elder relative

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A3886 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง159-d, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1587
2013-2014: A4180
2015-2016: A2950

2011-A3886 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the president of the civil service commission to establish rules and regulations to provide for paid leave for public officers and employees to care for a parent or elder relative; provides that leave granted pursuant to this act shall not be a charge against any other leave such public officer or employee is entitled to.

2011-A3886 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3886

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 28, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Governmental Employees

AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to paid leave to care
  for a parent or elder relative

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature finds and declares that
there  is  need  for wage replacement for workers who take time off from
work to care for a sick or chronically ill parent or elder relative  and
that this need will become exacerbated as the population of senior citi-
zens  needing  care  increases  in relation to the number of working age
adults. Without adequate support, a caregiver is at risk of experiencing
"caregiver  burnout",  a  state  of  physical,  emotional   and   mental
exhaustion that can occur when caregivers do not get the help they need.
Caregivers who are burned out often experience fatigue, stress, anxiety,
and  depression, causing the caregiver's personal relationships and work
performance to suffer. The link between caregiver stress and  their  own
physical  and mental health problems has long been established. In order
to assist and support those employees who are undertaking the  challenge
of  caring  for  aged  family  which saves the state over eleven billion
dollars per year in health care costs, the legislature  hereby  provides
that  paid  leave for a period of up to thirty days shall be provided to
employees of the state who are caring for a sick parent or  elder  rela-
tive.
  S 2. The civil service law is amended by adding a new section 159-d to
read as follows:
  S  159-D.  PAID  LEAVE  TO CARE FOR A PARENT OR ELDER RELATIVE. 1.  AS
USED IN THIS SECTION, THE TERM "PARENT" SHALL MEAN AN INDIVIDUAL WHO  IS
THE BIOLOGICAL OR ADOPTIVE PARENT OF A STATE OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE AND THE
TERM  "ELDER  RELATIVE"  SHALL  MEAN AN INDIVIDUAL SIXTY YEARS OF AGE OR

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00157-01-1

              

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