Assembly Bill A2308

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to excused absence of a public employee for mental health purposes

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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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2021-A2308 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3700
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §159-c, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A8563, S8962
2023-2024: A7876, S2190

2021-A2308 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to excused absence of a public employee for mental health purposes.

2021-A2308 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2308
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. FERNANDEZ, SIMON, CRUZ, DE LA ROSA, NIOU, GOTT-
   FRIED, FRONTUS -- read once and referred to the Committee  on  Govern-
   mental Employees
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to excused absence of
   a public employee for mental health purposes

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The civil service law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 159-c to read as follows:
   §  159-C.  EXCUSED  LEAVE  FOR  MENTAL  OR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. 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,  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,
 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, 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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