Senate Bill S8107

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to excused leave to undertake a screening for prostate cancer

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S8107 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A409
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §159-c, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A9366

2015-S8107 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to excused leave to undertake a screening for prostate cancer.

2015-S8107 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S8107 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8107

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 13, 2016
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to excused  leave  to
  undertake a screening for prostate cancer

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

  Section 1. Section 159-c of the civil service law, as amended by chap-
ter 111 of the laws of 2007, subdivision 1 and subdivision 2 as  amended
by chapter 391 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
  S  159-c.  Excused leave to undertake a screening for prostate cancer.
1.  Every public officer, employee of this state, employee of any  coun-
ty, 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 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
shall be entitled to absent himself and shall be deemed to have  a  paid
leave  of  absence  from  his  duties or service as such public officer,
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,
not  to  exceed  four hours on an annual basis, to undertake a screening
for prostate cancer.

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

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