| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to civil service and pensions |
| Dec 30, 2011 |
print number 916a |
| Dec 30, 2011 |
amend and recommit to finance |
| Apr 13, 2011 |
reported and committed to finance |
| Mar 01, 2011 |
notice of committee consideration - requested |
| Jan 05, 2011 |
referred to civil service and pensions |
Senate Bill S916A
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Civil Service And Pensions Committee
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2011-S916 - Details
2011-S916 - Summary
Prohibits the diminution of health insurance benefits of public employee retirees and their dependents or reducing the employer's contributions for such insurance from May 15, 2012 until May 15, 2013; defines public employers to include the state, municipalities, school districts, and public authorities and commissions.
2011-S916 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S916
TITLE OF BILL:
An act
in relation to affecting the health insurance benefits and contributions
of certain retired public employees
PURPOSE:
To protect all public employee retirees from decreases in
health insurance benefits.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
The bill would prohibit a public employer from
diminishing the health insurance benefits or contributions provided
on behalf of retirees and their dependents unless there is a
corresponding decrease for active employees during the period between
May 15, 2011 and May 15, 2012. A public employer is defined as: (i)
the state; (ii) a county, city, town, village; (iii) a school
district, a board of cooperative educational services, vocational
education and extension board or school district; (iv) any
governmental entity operating a college or university; (v) a public
improvement or special district; (vi) a public authority, commission
or public benefit corporation; or, (vii) any other public
corporation, agency, or unit of government which exercises
governmental power.
2011-S916 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
916
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 5, 2011
___________
Introduced by Sens. BRESLIN, ADAMS, DILAN, DUANE, HASSELL-THOMPSON,
KLEIN, KRUGER, MONTGOMERY, OPPENHEIMER, PARKER, SAMPSON, SAVINO,
SMITH, STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to
be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
AN ACT in relation to affecting the health insurance benefits and
contributions of certain retired public employees
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. From on and after May 15, 2011 until May 15, 2012, a public
employer shall be prohibited from diminishing the health insurance bene-
fits provided to retirees and their dependents or the contributions such
employer makes for such health insurance coverage below the level of
such benefits or contributions made on behalf of such retirees and their
dependents by such employer unless a corresponding diminution of bene-
fits or contributions is effected from the appropriate level as of May
15, 2011 during this period by such employer from the corresponding
group of active employees for such retirees. For the purpose of this
act, "public employer" shall mean the following: (i) the state; (ii) a
county, city, town or village; (iii) a school district, board of cooper-
ative educational services, vocational education and extension board or
a school district as enumerated in section 1 of chapter 566 of the laws
of 1967, as amended; (iv) any governmental entity operating a college or
university; (v) a public improvement or special district; (vi) a public
authority, commission or public benefit corporation; or (vii) any other
public corporation, agency, instrumentality or unit of government which
exercises governmental power under the laws of this state.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
have been in full force and effect on and after May 15, 2011.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05130-01-1
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2011-S916A (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-S916A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Prohibits the diminution of health insurance benefits of public employee retirees and their dependents or reducing the employer's contributions for such insurance from May 15, 2012 until May 15, 2013; defines public employers to include the state, municipalities, school districts, and public authorities and commissions.
2011-S916A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S916A
TITLE OF BILL:
An act
in relation to affecting the health insurance benefits and contributions
of certain retired public employees
PURPOSE:
To protect all public employee retirees from decreases in health
insurance benefits.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
The bill would prohibit a public employer from diminishing the health
insurance benefits or contributions provided on behalf of retirees
and their dependents unless there is a corresponding decrease for
active employees during th period between May 15, 2012 and May 15,
2013. A public employer is defined as: (i) the state; (ii) a county,
city, town, village; (iii) a school district, a board of cooperative
educational services, vocational education and extension board or
school district;
(iv) any governmental entity operating a college or university; (v) a
public improvement or special district; (vi) a public authority,
commission or public benefit corporation; or, (vii) any other public
corporation, agency, or unit of government which exercises
governmental power.
2011-S916A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
916--A
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 5, 2011
___________
Introduced by Sens. BRESLIN, ADAMS, DILAN, DUANE, HASSELL-THOMPSON,
KLEIN, MONTGOMERY, OPPENHEIMER, PARKER, SAMPSON, SAVINO, SMITH, STAVI-
SKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be commit-
ted to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions -- reported favora-
bly from said committee and committed to the Committee on Finance --
committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
recommitted to said committee
AN ACT in relation to affecting the health insurance benefits and
contributions of certain retired public employees
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. From on and after May 15, 2012 until May 15, 2013, a public
employer shall be prohibited from diminishing the health insurance bene-
fits provided to retirees and their dependents or the contributions such
employer makes for such health insurance coverage below the level of
such benefits or contributions made on behalf of such retirees and their
dependents by such employer unless a corresponding diminution of bene-
fits or contributions is effected from the appropriate level as of May
15, 2012 during this period by such employer from the corresponding
group of active employees for such retirees. For the purpose of this
act, "public employer" shall mean the following: (i) the state; (ii) a
county, city, town or village; (iii) a school district, board of cooper-
ative educational services, vocational education and extension board or
a school district as enumerated in section 1 of chapter 566 of the laws
of 1967, as amended; (iv) any governmental entity operating a college or
university; (v) a public improvement or special district; (vi) a public
authority, commission or public benefit corporation; or (vii) any other
public corporation, agency, instrumentality or unit of government which
exercises governmental power under the laws of this state.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
have been in full force and effect on and after May 15, 2012.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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