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Jan 21, 2010 |
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Senate Bill S6627
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Civil Service And Pensions 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
2009-S6627 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Civil Service And Pensions
- Law Section:
- Civil Service Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §201, Civ Serv L
2009-S6627 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides that participants in subsidized public sector employment programs shall have substantially the same status under the Public Employees' Fair Employment Act (Taylor law) as employees of the sponsoring social services district or the department of family assistance, as the case may be; provides for rules and regulations to implement these provisions.
2009-S6627 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6627 TITLE OF BILL : 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 PURPOSE : This bill provides that participants in subsidized public sector employment programs such as the Work Experience Program (WEP) shall have substantially the same status under the Taylor Law as other employees. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 adds a new paragraph (h) to subdivision 7 of §201 of the Civil Service Law to deem that the term "public employee" includes participants in subsidized public sector employment programs, and provides that such participants shall be treated as members of the appropriate bargaining unit of the employees of the program sponsor. JUSTIFICATION : One of the purposes of welfare reform was to transform public assistance recipients into working, contributing members of our society. In order to accomplish this goal, it is essential that recipients be treated the same as other workers in terms of wages,
2009-S6627 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6627 I N S E N A T E January 21, 2010 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MONSERRATE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions 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
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