Senate Bill S8962

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to excused absence of a public employee for mental health purposes

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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-S8962 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8563
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §159-c, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S3700, A2308
2023-2024: S2190, A7876

2019-S8962 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to excused absence of a public employee for mental health purposes.

2019-S8962 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S8962 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8962
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             September 2, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BAILEY -- 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 excused absence of
   a public employee for mental health purposes
 
   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-c to read as follows:
   § 159-C. EXCUSED LEAVE FOR  MENTAL  OR  BEHAVIORAL  HEALTH.  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, 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,
 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, 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 THE PURPOSE OF MENTAL OR
 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13639-02-9

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