| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Feb 11, 2016 |
referred to finance |
Senate Bill S6736
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 10th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee
Actions
2015-S6736 (ACTIVE) - Details
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.
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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