Section 159-B. Excused leave to undertake a screening for breast 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 or herself and shall be deemed to
  have a paid leave of absence from his or her duties or service  as  such
  public  officer  or  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 breast 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.