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Jan 03, 2024 |
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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Assembly Bill A3757
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
PHEFFER AMATO
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2023-A3757 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Governmental Employees
- Law Section:
- Civil Service Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §75-b, Civ Serv L
- Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
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A8411
2023-A3757 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Prohibits public employers from dismissing or taking other disciplinary action against public employees if such employees are elected or appointed to represent the employee organization or its members or communicate or offer commentary on matters of public concern or matters affecting the employee organization or its members.
2023-A3757 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3757 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 7, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PHEFFER AMATO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to prohibiting public employers from taking disciplinary action against public employees in certain cases THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 75-b of the civil service law is amended by adding a new paragraph (b) to read as follows: (B) A PUBLIC EMPLOYER SHALL NOT DISMISS OR TAKE OTHER DISCIPLINARY OR OTHER ADVERSE PERSONNEL ACTION AGAINST A PUBLIC EMPLOYEE IF SUCH PUBLIC EMPLOYEE IS ELECTED OR APPOINTED TO REPRESENT THE EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION OR ITS MEMBERS OR COMMUNICATES OR OFFERS COMMENTARY ON MATTERS OF PUBLIC CONCERN OR MATTERS AFFECTING THE EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION OR ITS MEMBERS. § 2. Section 75-b of the civil service law is amended by adding a new subdivision 3-a to read as follows: 3-A. IT SHALL BE AN AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE IN ANY DISCIPLINARY OR OTHER ADVERSE PERSONNEL ACTION AGAINST A PUBLIC EMPLOYEE IF SUCH PUBLIC EMPLOYEE IS ELECTED OR APPOINTED TO REPRESENT THE EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION OR ITS MEMBERS, COMMUNICATES OR OFFERS COMMENTARY ON MATTERS OF PUBLIC CONCERN OR MATTERS AFFECTING THE EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION OR ITS MEMBERS. § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07873-01-3
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