NY State Senate Bill 2015-S6736

Senate Bill S6736

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to providing minimum standards governing maternity policy for institutions employing police officers and correctional officers

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2015-S6736 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Finance
Law Section:: Executive Law
Laws Affected:: Add §845-c, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2017-2018: S4505
2019-2020: S1972
2021-2022: S3244
2023-2024: S4821

2015-S6736 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to providing minimum standards governing maternity policy for institutions employing police officers and correctional officers.

2015-S6736 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S6736

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the executive law, in relation to
maternity policies for police officers and correctional officers

 PURPOSE :

To ensure appropriate maternity leave practices for officers and
correctional officers.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1 amends the executive law by adding a new section 845-c that
states any entity employing a police officer or correctional officer
shall ensure against discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, child
birth or any related medical condition; that they are treated in same
fashion as temporarily disabled officers during pregnancy; that they
provide appropriate modifications to their assignments and take into
consideration any specific restrictions identified by a pregnant
officers' physician; that they exempt officers from firearms
qualifications requirements during pregnancy; and that they provide
for all practicable uniform and/or equipment modifications as may be
necessary.

Section 2 of the bill provides that the act shall take effect on the
sixtieth day after it shall have become law.

 EXISTING LAW :

This is new law.

 JUSTIFICATION :

It is important to set clear guidelines on what officers and
corrections officers can expect while pregnant. They should not have
to worry about a demotion or other loss of benefits during that time.
This, in turn, will help agencies retain and acquire new officers,
necessary because of the crucial service they provide to the residents
of this state.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

New bill

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None

 LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have
become law.

2015-S6736 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6736

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 11, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to maternity policies for
  police officers and correctional officers

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

  Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 845-c
to read as follows:
  S 845-C. MATERNITY POLICY. ANY ENTITY EMPLOYING A  POLICE  OFFICER  OF
THE  STATE  OR A MUNICIPALITY, OR A CORRECTIONAL OFFICER, SHALL ADOPT OR
REVISE MATERNITY LEAVE POLICIES TO CONFORM WITH THE  FOLLOWING  REQUIRE-
MENTS:
  (A)  ENSURE  AGAINST  DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF PREGNANCY, CHILD-
BIRTH, OR ANY RELATED MEDICAL CONDITION;
  (B) PROVIDE THAT SUCH OFFICERS ARE TREATED  IN  THE  SAME  FASHION  AS
TEMPORARILY DISABLED OFFICERS DURING PREGNANCY;
  (C)  PROVIDE  FOR  PROCEDURES  TO  MODIFY FULL-DUTY ASSIGNMENTS AND TO
PROVIDE TEMPORARY, LIGHT-DUTY ASSIGNMENTS, IF AND WHEN  MEDICALLY  INDI-
CATED,  CONSISTENT  WITH  THE  OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE EMPLOYING
ENTITY, AND THAT TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION ANY SPECIFIC RESTRICTIONS IDEN-
TIFIED BY A PREGNANT OFFICER'S PHYSICIAN;
  (D) EXEMPT SUCH  OFFICERS  FROM  FIREARMS  QUALIFICATION  REQUIREMENTS
DURING PREGNANCY; AND
  (E)  PROVIDE  FOR  ALL  PRACTICABLE UNIFORM AND/OR EQUIPMENT MODIFICA-
TIONS, AS MAY BE NECESSARY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
have become a law.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13456-01-5

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