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Senate Bill S8948
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 31st Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Civil Service And Pensions Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2023-S8948 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9935
- Current Committee:
- Senate Civil Service And Pensions
- Law Section:
- Civil Service Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §72, Civ Serv L
2023-S8948 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8948 SPONSOR: JACKSON TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the civil service law, in relation to the disclosure of information to employees PURPOSE: To promptly provide employees with all of the information relating to allegations by employers that such employees are unable to perform their duties due to a disability. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Amends subdivision 1 of section 72 of the Civil Service law; and Section 2: Effective Date JUSTIFICTION:
2023-S8948 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8948 I N S E N A T E April 2, 2024 ___________ Introduced by Sen. JACKSON -- 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 the disclosure of information to employees THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 72 of the civil service law, as amended by chapter 547 of the laws of 1984, is amended to read as follows: 1. When in the judgment of an appointing authority an employee is unable to perform the duties of [his or her] SUCH EMPLOYEE'S position by reason of a disability, other than a disability resulting from occupa- tional injury or disease as defined in the workers' compensation law, the appointing authority may require such employee to undergo a medical examination to be conducted by a medical officer selected by the civil service department or municipal commission having jurisdiction. Written notice of the facts providing the basis for the judgment of the appoint- ing authority that the employee is not fit to perform the duties of [his or her] SUCH EMPLOYEE'S position, AND COPIES OF ANY WRITTEN, ELECTRONIC OR OTHER COMMUNICATION BY THE APPOINTING AUTHORITY TO A MEDICAL OFFICER OR ANY OTHER ENTITY REGARDING THE CLAIM THAT SUCH EMPLOYEE IS UNABLE TO PERFORM THEIR DUTIES PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, shall be provided to the employee, THE AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF SUCH EMPLOYEE and the civil service department or commission having jurisdiction prior to the conduct of the medical examination. If, upon such medical examination, such medical officer shall certify that such employee is not physically or mentally fit to perform the duties of [his or her] SUCH EMPLOYEE'S position, the appointing authority shall notify such employee that [he or she] THEY may be placed on leave of absence. An employee placed on leave of absence pursuant to this section shall be given a written statement of the reasons therefor AND COMPLETE COPIES OF ALL OF THE DOCUMENTATION, REPORTS AND RECORDS RELIED UPON BY THE MEDICAL OFFICER DURING THEIR EXAMINATION, INCLUDING ANY DOCUMENTS, REPORTS AND CORRE- SPONDENCE SENT TO THE APPOINTING AUTHORITY AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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