Senate Bill S6835

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to permitting excused absences of state employees for the purpose of donating blood

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee

  • 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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2019-S6835 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3246
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §159-d, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1838
2011-2012: A1590
2013-2014: A368
2015-2016: A1917
2017-2018: A2462
2021-2022: S907, A1871

2019-S6835 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits state employees to be excused from work without loss of compensation for up to four hours to donate blood; permits supervisor to require proof of such donation.

2019-S6835 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6835 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6835
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             November 8, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to permitting employ-
   ees of the state to be excused from work to donate blood
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  civil service law is amended by adding a new section
 159-d to read as follows:
   § 159-D. EXCUSED LEAVE TO DONATE BLOOD. 1.  EVERY  PUBLIC  OFFICER  OR
 EMPLOYEE  OF  THIS  STATE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO ABSENT HIMSELF OR HERSELF
 AND SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE A LEAVE OF ABSENCE FROM HIS OR HER DUTIES OR
 SERVICE AS SUCH PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF THIS STATE, FOR  A  SUFFI-
 CIENT  PERIOD  OF  TIME, NOT TO EXCEED FOUR HOURS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, TO
 DONATE BLOOD.
   2. A SUPERVISOR OF ANY SUCH PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE MAY REQUIRE THE
 PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE TO  PROVIDE  WRITTEN  SUBSTANTIATION  FROM  A
 DONATION CENTER OR ENTITY COORDINATING DONATIONS THAT THE PUBLIC OFFICER
 OR EMPLOYEE ACTUALLY DONATED BLOOD DURING THE EXCUSED ABSENCE.
   3.  THE ENTIRE PERIOD OF THE LEAVE OF ABSENCE GRANTED PURSUANT TO THIS
 SECTION SHALL BE EXCUSED LEAVE AND SHALL  NOT  BE  CHARGED  AGAINST  ANY
 OTHER  LEAVE  SUCH PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF THIS STATE IS OTHERWISE
 ENTITLED TO.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00747-01-9

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