§ 159-b. Excused leave to undertake a screening for cancer.
1.Every\npublic officer, employee of this state, employee of any county, employee\nof any community college, employee of any public authority, employee of\nany public benefit corporation, employee of any board of cooperative\neducational services (BOCES), employee of any vocational education and\nextension board, or a school district enumerated in section one of\nchapter five hundred sixty-six of the laws of nineteen hundred\nsixty-seven, employee of any municipality, employee of any school\ndistrict or any employee of a participating employer in the New York\nstate and local employees' retirement system or any employee of a\nparticipating employer in the New York state teachers' retirement system\nshall be entitled to absent h
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§ 159-b. Excused leave to undertake a screening for cancer. 1. Every\npublic officer, employee of this state, employee of any county, employee\nof any community college, employee of any public authority, employee of\nany public benefit corporation, employee of any board of cooperative\neducational services (BOCES), employee of any vocational education and\nextension board, or a school district enumerated in section one of\nchapter five hundred sixty-six of the laws of nineteen hundred\nsixty-seven, employee of any municipality, employee of any school\ndistrict or any employee of a participating employer in the New York\nstate and local employees' retirement system or any employee of a\nparticipating employer in the New York state teachers' retirement system\nshall be entitled to absent himself or herself and shall be deemed to\nhave a paid leave of absence from his or her duties or service as such\npublic officer or employee of this state, employee of any county,\nemployee of any community college, employee of any public authority,\nemployee of any public benefit corporation, employee of any board of\ncooperative educational services (BOCES), employee of any vocational\neducation and extension board, or a school district enumerated in\nsection one of chapter five hundred sixty-six of the laws of nineteen\nhundred sixty-seven, employee of any municipality, employee of any\nschool district, or any employee of a participating employer in the New\nYork state and local employees' retirement system or any employee of a\nparticipating employer in the New York state teachers' retirement system\nfor a sufficient period of time, not to exceed four hours on an annual\nbasis, to undertake a screening for cancer.\n 2. The entire period of the leave of absence granted pursuant to this\nsection shall be excused leave and shall not be charged against any\nother leave such public officer, employee of this state, employee of any\ncounty, employee of any community college, employee of any public\nauthority, employee of any public benefit corporation, employee of any\nboard of cooperative educational services (BOCES), employee of any\nvocational education and extension board, or a school district\nenumerated in section one of chapter five hundred sixty-six of the laws\nof nineteen hundred sixty-seven, employee of any municipality, employee\nof any school district or any employee of a participating employer in\nthe New York state and local employees' retirement system or any\nemployee of a participating employer in the New York state teachers'\nretirement system is otherwise entitled to.\n