Senate Bill S7243

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to directing the granting of excused leave to public officers and employees of this state to undertake screening for cervical cancer

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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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2011-S7243 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5205
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §159-b, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7910
2013-2014: S2069, A1165, A8471
2015-2016: A806
2017-2018: A4147

2011-S7243 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to directing the granting of four hours of excused leave to public officers and employees of this state, any county, any municipality or school district, to undertake screening for cervical cancer.

2011-S7243 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S7243 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7243

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 2, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  HANNON -- 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  directing  the
  granting  of  excused  leave  to public officers and employees of this
  state to undertake screening for cervical 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, 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 CERVICAL
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
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

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

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