S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3286
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 26, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. DIAZ, JACOBS, EDDINGTON -- read once and referred
to the Committee on Governmental Employees
AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to the status of
subsidized public sector employment program workers under the public
employees' fair employment act
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 201 of the civil service law is
amended by adding a new paragraph (h) to read as follows:
(H) THE TERM "PUBLIC EMPLOYEE" SHALL BE DEEMED TO INCLUDE PARTICIPANTS
IN SUBSIDIZED PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS. SUCH PARTICIPANTS SHALL
BE TREATED AS MEMBERS OF THE APPROPRIATE BARGAINING UNIT OF THE EMPLOY-
EES OF THE SPONSOR OF THE PROGRAM, WHETHER A SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT OR
THE DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY ASSISTANCE. THE STATE COMMISSION SHALL PROMUL-
GATE RULES AND REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH
AND RECONCILE THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED THIRTY-SIX-E OF
THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law; provided that the state civil service
commission is authorized to promulgate any and all rules and regulations
and take any other measures necessary to implement this act on its
effective date on or before such date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04664-01-9