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                                  2749

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 28, 2015
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Introduced  by  Sens. ADDABBO, AVELLA -- 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

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07826-01-5
              

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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,
not to exceed [four] EIGHT hours on an  annual  basis,  to  undertake  a
screening for [breast] cancer.
  S 2. Section 159-c of the civil service law is REPEALED.
  S  3.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.