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                                  5735

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 28, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. ABBATE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Governmental Employees

AN  ACT  to amend the civil service law, in relation to leave for cancer
  screening; and repealing certain provisions of such law relating ther-
  eto

  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. 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  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 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, or any employee of

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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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]  EIGHT  hours on an annual basis, to undertake a
screening for [breast] cancer.
  S 2. Section 159-c of the civil service law is REPEALED.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.