Senate Bill S3684

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to leave for cancer screening; repealer

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Civil Service And Pensions Committee


  • 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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2017-S3684 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8616
Current Committee:
Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §159-b, rpld §159-c, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S7077
2011-2012: S4922
2013-2014: S3398
2015-2016: S2749
2019-2020: S3152, A3460

2017-S3684 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to leave for cancer screening; broadens section to include all types of cancer screening for a period of eight hours.

2017-S3684 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S3684 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3684
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 25, 2017
                                ___________
 
 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.
              

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