NY State Senate Bill S5925

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Dec 18, 2017	signed chap.465
Dec 06, 2017	delivered to governor
Jun 20, 2017	returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.473 substituted for a2830b
Jun 15, 2017	referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1799 committee discharged and committed to rules
May 05, 2017	referred to civil service and pensions

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S5925 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A2830
Law Section:: Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §159-b, rpld §159-c, Civ Serv L

S5925 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Grants excused leave to public officers, employees of the state, county, municipality or school district to undertake screening for cancer.

S5925 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S5925           Revised 10/3/17

SPONSOR: HANNON
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the civil service law, in relation to directing the
granting of excused leave to public officers and public employees to
undertake cancer screenings; and to repeal certain provisions of such
law relating thereto

 
PURPOSE:

The purpose of this legislation is to encourage people to be screened
regularly for all types of cancer by providing time off from work,
thereby increasing the number of cancers caught at an early stage and
improving public health.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 of the bill amends Section 159-b of the Civil Service Law to
entitle any employee of the state, any county, municipality, school

district, community college, public authorities public benefit corpo-
rations, any board of cooperative educational services (BOCES), voca-
tional education and extension board, participating employers in the New
York state and local employees' retirement system, or of a participating
employer in the New York State teachers' retirement system to have a
paid leave of absence from his or her duties or service for a sufficient
period of time, not to exceed four hours, to undertake a screening for
cancer. It also provides that an employer may reserve the right to
require all employees provide a written referral from a physician or
other duty authorized health care provider.

Section 2 repeals Section 159-c of the Civil Service Law

Section 3 sets the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Cancer is the second most leading cause of death in the United States.
In fact, it is approximated that about 1,658,370 new cases of cancer
will be diagnosed in 2015. Annual cancer screenings provide doctors and
patients the opportunity to detect cancer early, before the symptoms
appear, further resulting in less extensive treatment and better
outcomes for patients. According to the American Cancer Society, screen-
ing is known to reduce the mortality rate for cancers of the breast,
colon, rectum, cervix, and lung.

This bill will provide governmental employees with paid leave of absence
up to four hours a year for cancer screening. Not only will this bill
save the state a substantial amount of money in health care costs, but
it will also aid in the effort to reduce cancer rates across New York
State.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2015-16: S.4894
2013-14: S.7160 - Advanced to Third Reading Calendar

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
To be determined by state and local governments. However, preventative
cancer screening can detect problems in their early stages and prevent
more serious medical conditions which have an adverse effect on workers'
productivity, whereby increasing overall costs to the state.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Ninetieth day after it becomes law; provided, however, that effective
immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regu-
lation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective
date are authorized and directed to be made and completed on or before
such effective date.

S5925 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                  5925

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 5, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  HANNON -- 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  directing  the
  granting  of  excused leave to public officers and public employees to
  undertake cancer screenings; and to repeal certain provisions of  such
  law relating thereto

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

  Section 1. Section 159-b of the civil service law, as amended by chap-
ter 566 of the laws of 2006, subdivisions 1 and 2 as amended by  chapter
391 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
  §  159-b.  Excused leave to undertake a screening for [breast] 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 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  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

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

                                                           LBD04976-06-7

S. 5925                             2

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 [breast] cancer.
  2. The entire period of the leave of absence granted pursuant to  this
section  shall  be  excused  leave  and shall not be charged against any
other leave such 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 voca-
tional 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
is otherwise entitled to.
  § 2. Section 159-c of the civil service law is REPEALED.
  § 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have  become  a  law; provided, however, that effective immediately, the
addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule  or  regulation  necessary
for  the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized
and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.

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Jun 15, 2017 - floor Vote

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S5925 (ACTIVE) - Details

S5925 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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S5925 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Jun 15, 2017 - floor Vote

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Jun 15, 2017 - Rules committee Vote

Rules Committee Vote: Jun 15, 2017

S5925 (ACTIVE) - Details

S5925 (ACTIVE) - Summary

S5925 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S5925 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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