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Assembly Bill A1220

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Prohibits payment of bonuses to employees and board members of state or local authorities

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2015-A1220 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง2854, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A5888
2013-2014: A5587
2017-2018: A3756

2015-A1220 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits payment of bonuses to employees and board members of state and local authorities.

2015-A1220 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1220

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             January 8, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. BRENNAN, GALEF, ABINANTI, BRINDISI, SANTABARBARA,
  STECK,  CRESPO,  FAHY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. MALLIOTAKIS --
  read once and referred to the Committee on  Corporations,  Authorities
  and Commissions

AN  ACT  to amend the public authorities law, in relation to prohibiting
  bonuses for employees of state or local authorities

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

  Section  1.  The  public  authorities  law  is amended by adding a new
section 2854 to read as follows:
  S 2854. PROHIBITION ON PAYMENT OF BONUSES AT STATE AND LOCAL  AUTHORI-
TIES.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW, COMPENSATION PAID OR OTHER-
WISE PROVIDED TO INDIVIDUALS EMPLOYED BY OR ON BEHALF OF STATE OR  LOCAL
AUTHORITIES  SHALL BE LIMITED TO COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS COMPARABLE TO
THOSE BENEFITS PROVIDED TO CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES, AND, IF  APPLICABLE,
REIMBURSEMENT  OF  EXPENSES. NO BONUS OF ANY NATURE SHALL BE PAID TO ANY
INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYED BY OR ON BEHALF OF A STATE OR LOCAL AUTHORITY UNLESS
THE BONUS IS PAID PURSUANT  TO  A  WRITTEN  AGREEMENT  WITH  PERFORMANCE
GOALS, EXECUTED AND RATIFIED BY THE BOARD OF THE STATE OR LOCAL AUTHORI-
TY  BEFORE  THE  PERFORMANCE IS RENDERED. PRIOR TO AWARDING THE BONUS, A
WRITTEN EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE RENDERED,  IN  COMPARISON  TO  THE
PREDETERMINED  PERFORMANCE  GOALS,  SHALL  BE  RATIFIED BY THE BOARD AND
RECORDED IN THE BOARD MINUTES. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION  SHALL  SUPERSEDE
ANY  COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE
DATE OF THIS SECTION. IN NO EVENT SHALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF A  STATE
OR  LOCAL  AUTHORITY  RECEIVE  A  BONUS OF ANY NATURE.   NOTHING IN THIS
SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO AUTHORIZE PAYMENT OF AFTER THE FACT BONUS-
ES OR PAYMENTS FOR PERFORMANCE ALREADY RENDERED AND  FULLY  COMPENSATED,
INCLUDING  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO A RETROACTIVE PAY INCREASE OR INCENTIVE
PAYMENT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02301-01-5

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