2012 New York Consolidated Laws
CVS - Civil Service
Article 10 - (150 - 159-C) MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
159-C - Excused leave to undertake a screening for prostate cancer.

 
    §  159-c.  Excused leave to undertake a screening for prostate 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  and  shall  be
  deemed  to  have  a  paid leave of absence from his duties or service as
  such 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
  for  a  sufficient period of time, not to exceed four hours on an annual
  basis, to undertake a screening for prostate cancer.
    2. 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, 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 is otherwise entitled to.
    3. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any employee of a
  city having a population of one million or more.