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- Referred to civil service and pensions
- Referred to civil service and pensions
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Relates to permitting excused absences of state employees for the purpose of donating blood
In Assembly Committee · Governmental Employees · Sponsor Jeffrey Dinowitz
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Title of bill
An act to amend the civil service law, in relation to permitting employees of the state to be excused from work to donate blood
Purpose or general idea of bill
The purpose of this legislation is to encourage greater participation in blood drives and increase the pool of actual blood donors by providing time off for donation.
Summary of specific provisions
State employees, at the discretion of the employees' appointing authority, may take time off for the purpose of donating blood. They may take up to four hours per donation. The appointing authority may require that the employee provide written substantiation from the donation center that he/she actually donated blood during the excused absence.
Justification
The State of New York is currently in the midst of a blood shortage. According to reports, there is less than a day's supply of blood on hand at varying hospitals throughout the State. This problem has continually cropped up in recent years as there have been fewer donors over the last decade. State government can help alleviate this problem by providing its employees with a motive to donate blood
Prior legislative history
2007-08 A.3102-A - Referred to Governmental Operations/Referenced Changed to Government Employees 2005-06 A.1427-A- Referred to Governmental Operations/Referenced Changed to Government Employees 2003-04 A.7936 - Referred to Ways and Means/S.3480 - Referred to Oversight and Government Operations
2001-02 A.8900 - Referred to Government Operations/S.1414 - Referred to Oversight and Government Operations
Fiscal implications
To be determined.
Effective date
Immediately.
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