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Assembly Bill A420

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides certain employment protections for command rank police employees who are not covered by a negotiating unit

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2009-A420 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง207-m, Gen Muni L

2009-A420 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides certain employment protections for command rank police employees who are not covered by a negotiating unit.

2009-A420 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A420 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   420

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SEMINERIO  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Local Governments

AN ACT to amend the general municipal law,  in  relation  to  terms  and
  conditions of employment of police chiefs

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

  Section 1. Section 207-m of the general municipal law  is  amended  by
adding two new subdivisions 3 and 4 to read as follows:
  3. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL OR LOCAL LAW
OR  ADMINISTRATIVE CODE TO THE CONTRARY, A PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACT OR
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO BETWEEN A MUNICIPALITY AND A HEAD OF A
POLICE DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING DEPUTY CHIEFS AND ASSISTANT CHIEFS OR OTHER
COMMAND RANKS WHO ARE NOT MEMBERS OF A NEGOTIATING UNIT, SHALL BE  BIND-
ING  UPON  BOTH  PARTIES  FOR  THE  DURATION  OF THE AGREED TERM OF SUCH
CONTRACT.
  4. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL OR LOCAL LAW
OR ADMINISTRATIVE CODE TO THE CONTRARY, ALL HEADS OF  A  POLICE  DEPART-
MENT,  THEIR  DEPUTIES, ASSISTANT CHIEFS, OR OTHER COMMAND RANKS WHO ARE
NOT MEMBERS OF A NEGOTIATING UNIT, SHALL CONTINUE TO  RECEIVE  THE  SAME
LEVEL  OF  EMPLOYER  PROVIDED  HEALTH  CARE  BENEFITS,  UPON AND THROUGH
RETIREMENT, AS PROVIDED DURING THE PRECEDING TWO YEARS ACTIVE EMPLOYMENT
OR CURRENT BENEFITS, WHICHEVER IS GREATER.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law and shall apply to fiscal years beginning  on
and  after  January  1, 2000, provided, however, that any rules or regu-
lations necessary for the timely  implementation  of  this  act  on  its
effective date shall be promulgated on or before such date.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02079-01-9

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