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Assembly Bill A7432

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Authorizes a member of the uniformed force of the department of correction in NYC to exchange up to five days of vacation credits for a cash payment

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2011-A7432 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง159-d, Civ Serv L

2011-A7432 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes a member of the uniformed force of the department of correction in a city having a population of one million or more to exchange up to five days of earned and accumulated vacation credits for a cash payment.

2011-A7432 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7432

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 4, 2011
                               ___________

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

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  civil  service  law,  in relation to a vacation
  exchange option for members of the uniformed force of  the  department
  of correction in a city having a population of one million or more

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

  Section 1. The civil service law is amended by adding  a  new  section
159-d to read as follows:
  S 159-D. VACATION EXCHANGE OPTION. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION
OF  LAW  TO  THE  CONTRARY,  EFFECTIVE  APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWELVE
THROUGH MARCH THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN, IN  A  CITY  HAVING  A
POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED FORCE OF THE
DEPARTMENT  OF  CORRECTION  OF  SUCH  CITY, WHO ARE ENTITLED TO EARN AND
ACCUMULATE VACATION CREDITS MAY ONCE PER FISCAL YEAR  ELECT  TO  RECEIVE
CASH  PAYMENT  IN  EXCHANGE  FOR  SUCH EARNED AND ACCUMULATED CREDITS IN
UNITS OF FULL DAYS UP TO A MAXIMUM OF FIVE DAYS, PROVIDED  THAT  AT  THE
TIME  OF SUCH ELECTION SUCH EARNED AND ACCUMULATED CREDITS TOTAL THIRTY-
FIVE OR MORE DAYS, AND PROVIDED FURTHER THAT THE  AVAILABILITY  OF  SUCH
VACATION  EXCHANGE  SHALL  BE SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE DIRECTOR OF
THE BUDGET OF SUCH CITY FOR EACH RESPECTIVE FISCAL YEAR. VACATION  CRED-
ITS DESIGNATED FOR SUCH AN EXCHANGE SHALL BE SEGREGATED FROM THE EMPLOY-
EE'S  ACCRUED  VACATION  CREDITS  FOR  FUTURE CASH PAYMENT AND SUCH DAYS
SHALL NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE ACCRUED CREDITS OF  THE  EMPLOYEE  FOR  THE
PURPOSES  OF  DISALLOWING  SUBSEQUENT VACATION CREDITS WITHIN THE LIMITS
OTHERWISE PRESCRIBED. THE ELECTION OF SUCH AN  EXCHANGE  SHALL  BE  MADE
ANNUALLY  BY  THE  LAST  DAY  OF  THE PAYROLL PERIOD WHICH INCLUDES JULY
FIRST. SUCH PAYMENT FOR EXCHANGED CREDITS SHALL BE MADE DURING THE FIRST
WEEK OF DECEMBER OF THE YEAR OF SUCH EXCHANGE AT A  RATE  DETERMINED  BY
THE  EMPLOYEE'S  SALARY  IN  EFFECT ON OCTOBER FIRST OF THE YEAR OF SUCH
PAYMENT. SUCH COMPENSATION SHALL BE PAID IN ADDITION TO AND SHALL NOT BE
PART OF AN EMPLOYEE'S BASIC ANNUAL SALARY, NOR SHALL  IT  BE  CONSIDERED
SALARY FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPUTING RETIREMENT BENEFITS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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