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Assembly Bill A795

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides for collective negotiations to obtain employee organizations' consent to a program for full-time state employees to voluntarily reduce their work schedules

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2009-A795 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Civil Service

2009-A795 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for collective negotiations by the office of employee relations to obtain employee organizations' consent to a State Agency Fiscal Efficiency program that would allow for full-time state employees to voluntarily reduce their work schedules, by one day per week, without a reduction in any of their fringe benefits.

2009-A795 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   795

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  McDONOUGH  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Governmental Employees

AN ACT to direct the office of employee relations to enter into  collec-
  tive  negotiations  for the purpose of seeking to obtain the assent of
  employee organizations to the State Agency Fiscal  Efficiency  Program
  that  would  allow for full-time state employees to voluntarily reduce
  their work schedules

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The office of employee relations shall enter into collec-
tive negotiations for the purpose of seeking to  obtain  the  assent  of
employee  organizations  to  the  State Agency Fiscal Efficiency Program
(SAFE) that would allow for full-time  state  employees  to  voluntarily
reduce their work schedules, by one day per week, without a reduction in
any  of  their fringe benefits.   Under this program only wages would be
reduced, by 20 percent per pay period. The employees'  pension  benefits
would  be calculated based on a five day work week, which would be their
"pension salary". The three percent employee contribution costs for  the
one  day  per  week  the employee is off, would be paid by the employer.
Employees participating in the SAFE program would be treated like  full-
time  employees  for their accrual of personal leave, vacation, and sick
leave. There would be no reduction in  health  or  dental  benefits  for
employees.  They  would  also be eligible for all holidays. Participants
would be required to commit to the SAFE program  for  a  minimum  of  12
months  but  no  more than 36 months. This program would be optional for
employers, who could target employees they deem not eligible,  including
but  not  limited  to  employees that hold a position critical to public
health and safety.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01542-01-9

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