N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 159-c

§ 159-c. Excused leave to undertake a screening for prostate cancer.\n1. Every 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 shall be entitled to absent himself and shall be\ndeemed to have a paid leave of absence from his duties or service as\nsuch public officer, 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 prostate 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 3. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any employee of a\ncity having a population of one million or more.\n