Assembly Actions -
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Jan 28, 2021 |
referred to finance |
Senate Bill S3244
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 10th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2021-S3244 (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-S3244 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to providing minimum standards governing maternity policy for institutions employing police officers and correctional officers including uniform and/or equipment modifications, exemption from firearm qualification requirements, and ensuring there is no discrimination or poor treatment of pregnant individuals.
2021-S3244 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3244 SPONSOR: SANDERS 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 correc- tional 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
2021-S3244 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3244 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 28, 2021 ___________ 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-e to read as follows: § 845-E. 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. § 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. LBD04276-01-1
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