Senate Bill S1718

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes municipalities and districts to enter into cooperative agreements for the provision of centralized public employee administrative and personnel services

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S1718 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10133
Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§92-a, 119-n & 119-o, Gen Muni L; amd §§4702, 4704, 4705 & 4706, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S2843, A6079
2013-2014: S1994, A1448
2015-2016: S3224, A5130
2019-2020: A3545
2021-2022: A1908
2023-2024: A2828

2017-S1718 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes municipalities and districts to enter into cooperative agreements for the provision of centralized public employee administrative and personnel services; provides for health insurance coverage of municipal employees pursuant to standardized health insurance contracts; and authorizes the provision of reduced premiums for municipal health insurance plans which offer wellness programs.

2017-S1718 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1718 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1718
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in  relation  to  authorizing
   cities,  towns,  villages,  school  districts,  boards  of cooperative
   educational services, library districts, fire  districts,  improvement
   districts  and  special districts to enter into cooperative agreements
   for the provision of centralized public  employee  administrative  and
   personnel  services;  and  to  amend the insurance law, in relation to
   authorizing reduction of premiums  for  municipal  cooperative  health
   benefit plans which offer employee wellness programs
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 92-a of the general municipal  law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
   8. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY PUBLIC CORPO-
 RATION  WHICH  PROVIDES  HEALTH  INSURANCE  BENEFITS TO ITS OFFICERS AND
 EMPLOYEES PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FORTY-SEVEN OF THE INSURANCE LAW.
   § 2. Subdivision a of section 119-n of the general municipal  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  413  of  the  laws  of 1991, is amended to read as
 follows:
   a. The term "municipal corporation" means a county outside the city of
 New York, a city, a town, a village, a board of cooperative  educational
 services, A PUBLIC LIBRARY AS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE
 OF THE EDUCATION LAW, A fire district or a school district.
   §  3.  Subdivision  2 of section 119-o of the general municipal law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph b-1 to read as follows:
   B-1.   THE ESTABLISHMENT  OF  A  CENTRALIZED  OFFICE  TO  COLLECTIVELY
 PROVIDE:
   (I)  EMPLOYEE  PAYROLL,  TIME, ATTENDANCE AND PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION
 SERVICES;
   (II) PARTICIPATION IN THE NEW YORK STATE HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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