| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2010 |
referred to civil service and pensions |
Senate Bill S7077
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Civil Service And Pensions Committee
Actions
2009-S7077 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-S7077 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7077
TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the civil service law, in relation to leave for cancer
screening; and repealing certain provisions of such law relating
thereto
PURPOSE :
This bill provides New York State employees with a maximum of eight
hours of excused leave annually to obtain a screening for cancer.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
Amends section 159-b of the Civil Service Law providing excused leave
to undertake a screening for cancer. The current law provides leave
for breast cancer screening (159-b) and prostate cancer screening
(159-c). This bill amends section 159-b to allow leave for screening
for any type of cancer. It also increases the allowed leave to a
maximum of eight fours from the current four hours.
Repeals section 159-c of the civil service law which is redundant once
this bill is adopted.
JUSTIFICATION :
Early detection of cancer is critical to treatment, survivorship and
reduction of costs, but working men and women often lack the
2009-S7077 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7077
I N S E N A T E
March 10, 2010
___________
Introduced by Sen. SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to leave for cancer
screening; and repealing certain provisions of such law relating ther-
eto
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The section heading and subdivision 1 of section 159-b of
the civil service law, the section heading as amended by chapter 566 of
the laws of 2006 and subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 391 of the laws
of 2008, are amended to read as follows:
Excused leave to undertake a screening for [breast] cancer. 1. Every
public officer, employee of this state, employee of any county, employee
of any community college, employee of any public authority, employee of
any public benefit corporation, employee of any board of cooperative
educational services (BOCES), employee of any vocational education and
extension board, or a school district enumerated in section one of chap-
ter five hundred sixty-six of the laws of nineteen hundred sixty-seven,
employee of any municipality, employee of any school district or any
employee of a participating employer in the New York state and local
employees' retirement system or any employee of a participating employer
in the New York state teachers' retirement system shall be entitled to
absent himself or herself and shall be deemed to have a paid leave of
absence from his or her duties or service as such public officer or
employee of this state, employee of any county, employee of any communi-
ty college, employee of any public authority, employee of any public
benefit corporation, employee of any board of cooperative educational
services (BOCES), employee of any vocational education and extension
board, or a school district enumerated in section one of chapter five
hundred sixty-six of the laws of nineteen hundred sixty-seven, employee
of any municipality, employee of any school district, or any employee of
a participating employer in the New York state and local employees'
retirement system or any employee of a participating employer in the New
York state teachers' retirement system for a sufficient period of time,
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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