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Int 0535-2014

Authorizing paid leaves of absence for employees of the city to receive cancer screenings.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Civil Service and Laborintroduced 2014-11-13

Filed — closed without being enacted.

Official record · Legistar

Agenda: 2014-11-13Passed: 2017-12-31
Committee on Civil Service and LaborMunicipal Officers and Employees, Office of Labor Relations, Office of Collective Bargaining, Office of Labor Services, and Municipal Pension and Retirement Systems.

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28% of similar bills passed

14 passed · 36 died

This bill: 1144 days in committee

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Sponsors (13)

The Public Advocate (Ms. James)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2014-11-13 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2014-11-13 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2017-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (1)

City Council · 2014-11-13 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 12 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 12-123.1 to read as follows: �12-123.1 Authorizing leaves for cancer screenings. The mayor is hereby empowered to authorize the head of any agency, in the mayor's discretion, to grant to an employee in any such agency, including per diem employees, a leave of absence with pay for a sufficient period of time, not to exceed four hours on an annual basis, for the purpose of undergoing screening for cancer, including, but not limited to, screenings for breast, cervical, prostate or colorectal cancer. Such leave shall not be charged against any other leave to which an employee taking leave pursuant to this subdivision may be entitled. �2. This local law shall take effect immediately. MWC LS#826 3/28/14