Assembly Bill A409B

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to excused leave to undertake a screening for prostate cancer

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S8107 - Signed by Governor

  • 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-A409 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8107
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §159-c, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A9366

2015-A409 - Summary

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

2015-A409 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   409

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. DINOWITZ, GOTTFRIED, PAULIN, COLTON, SCHIMEL,
  MOSLEY, WEPRIN, RODRIGUEZ, RYAN, PICHARDO,  HOOPER,  ORTIZ  --  Multi-
  Sponsored  by  --  M. of A.   BRENNAN, CERETTO, COOK, CRESPO, FARRELL,
  RIVERA, SCARBOROUGH, SEPULVEDA, SKARTADOS -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Governmental Employees

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:
  S  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

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

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multi-Sponsors

2015-A409A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8107
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §159-c, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A9366

2015-A409A - Summary

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

2015-A409A - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 409--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. DINOWITZ, GOTTFRIED, PAULIN, COLTON, SCHIMEL,
  MOSLEY, WEPRIN, RODRIGUEZ, RYAN, PICHARDO, HOOPER,  ORTIZ,  STIRPE  --
  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.  BRENNAN,  CERETTO,  COOK, CRESPO,
  FARRELL, KEARNS, RIVERA, SEPULVEDA, SIMON, SKARTADOS -- read once  and
  referred  to  the  Committee on Governmental Employees -- reported and
  referred to the Committee on Ways and Means --  committee  discharged,
  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
  committee

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:
  S  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

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

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2015-A409B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8107
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §159-c, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A9366

2015-A409B (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2015-A409B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 409--B
                                                         Cal. No. 29

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. DINOWITZ, GOTTFRIED, PAULIN, COLTON, SCHIMEL,
  MOSLEY, WEPRIN, RODRIGUEZ,  RYAN,  PICHARDO,  HOOPER,  ORTIZ,  STIRPE,
  ROSENTHAL,  QUART,  BRONSON,  HUNTER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  BRENNAN, CERETTO, COOK, CRESPO, FARRELL,  KEARNS,  RIVERA,  SEPULVEDA,
  SIMON, SKARTADOS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Govern-
  mental Employees -- reported and referred to the Committee on Ways and
  Means  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended, ordered reprinted as
  amended and recommitted to said committee -- advanced to a third read-
  ing, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on  the  order
  of third reading

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,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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