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                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
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Introduced  by  M. of A. DINOWITZ, COLTON, KELLNER -- Multi-Sponsored by
  -- M. of A.  BROOK-KRASNY, HOOPER, SALADINO, TITONE -- 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  employees  of  this
  state to undertake screening for colon cancer

  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  OR  COLON
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 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
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

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

                                                           LBD01181-01-3

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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
for a sufficient period of time, not to exceed four hours on  an  annual
basis,  to undertake a screening for breast cancer AND EIGHT HOURS ON AN
ANNUAL BASIS, TO UNDERTAKE A SCREENING FOR COLON CANCER.
  S 2. 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.