Committee updates cancer‑screening leave policy language to align with state rules, flags payroll reporting mismatch
The committee reviewed an updated leave policy to replace gendered language with 'leave for cancer screening' to reflect New York State guidance; labor representatives flagged a mismatch between the state's four‑hour guidance and the district’s payroll absence increments.
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The policy committee reviewed proposed updates to policy 4.4 to bring language into alignment with current New York State guidance. Members noted the policy’s prior wording (examples: specifying breast or prostate screening) is outdated and recommended changing phrasing to 'leave for cancer screening.'
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