What's happening
This bill allows New York public employees up to four hours of paid leave annually for ovarian and cervical cancer screenings.
Why it matters
Expands preventive healthcare access. By covering ovarian and cervical cancer screenings, the bill ensures more comprehensive women’s health coverage for public employees, aiming to catch cancers earlier and improve outcomes.
Reduces barriers to essential screenings. Guaranteeing paid leave specifically for these screenings helps address a common obstacle—lack of time or fear of lost wages—potentially increasing early detection rates among employees.
Promotes workplace gender equity. Including ovarian and cervical cancer (traditionally women’s health concerns) along with existing breast cancer screening leave, the bill acknowledges and supports the unique health needs of female public sector workers.
May lead to broader long-term cost savings. By encouraging early detection through accessible screenings, the state may reduce future healthcare costs related to advanced cancer treatments and employee absenteeism due to serious illness.
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Paid Leave for Cancer Screenings
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History
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STATE OF NEW YORK
7779
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
May 15, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. CROUCH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees
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 ovarian and cervical cancer
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, 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, ovarian cancer and cervical 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 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
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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 for a sufficient period of time, not to exceed four hours on an annual basis, to undertake a screening for breast cancer and a sufficient period of time, not to exceed four hours on an annual basis, to undertake a screening for ovarian and cervical cancer.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
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