Assembly Bill A2905

Vetoed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Enacts the "state workforce injury reduction act"

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Vetoed By Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A2905 - Details

Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9724
2011-2012: A109
2013-2014: A7853
2017-2018: A4933

2015-A2905 - Summary

Enacts the "state workforce injury reduction act"; requires state agencies to submit a written action plan for reducing occurrences of injuries in the coming year to the governor and the legislature.

2015-A2905 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2905

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 20, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  civil  service law, in relation to enacting the
  "state workforce injury reduction act"

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

  Section  1.  This  act  shall  be known and may be cited as the "state
workforce injury reduction act".
  S 2. Section 7 of the civil service law is amended  by  adding  a  new
subdivision 7 to read as follows:
  7.  EACH  STATE  AGENCY  REFERENCED IN THE ANNUAL REPORT ISSUED BY THE
PRESIDENT PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION SIX OF THIS SECTION SHALL WITHIN THIR-
TY DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF SUCH REPORT SUBMIT TO THE GOVERNOR, THE  TEMPO-
RARY  PRESIDENT  OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY A WRITTEN
ACTION PLAN FOR REDUCING OCCURRENCES OF  SUCH  INJURIES  IN  THE  COMING
YEAR.  STATE AGENCIES WILL PROVIDE FOR EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION THROUGH AN
AUTHORIZED  EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVE WHEN PREPARING AND IMPLEMENTING SUCH
WRITTEN ACTION PLANS.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07600-01-5


              

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2015-A2905A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9724
2011-2012: A109
2013-2014: A7853
2017-2018: A4933

2015-A2905A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "state workforce injury reduction act"; requires state agencies to submit a written action plan for reducing occurrences of injuries in the coming year to the governor and the legislature.

2015-A2905A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 2905--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 20, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on  Governmental  Employees  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the civil service  law,  in  relation  to  enacting  the
  "state workforce injury reduction act"

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

  Section 1. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as  the  "state
workforce injury reduction act".
  S  2.  Section  7  of the civil service law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 7 to read as follows:
  7. EACH STATE AGENCY REFERENCED IN THE ANNUAL  REPORT  ISSUED  BY  THE
PRESIDENT PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION SIX OF THIS SECTION SHALL WITHIN NINE-
TY  DAYS  AFTER RECEIPT OF SUCH REPORT SUBMIT TO THE PRESIDENT A WRITTEN
ACTION PLAN FOR REDUCING OCCURRENCES OF  SUCH  INJURIES  IN  THE  COMING
YEAR.  UPON  RECEIPT  OF  SUCH ACTION PLAN BUT NO LATER THAN ONE HUNDRED
TWENTY DAYS AFTER ISSUING THE REPORT PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION SIX OF THIS
SECTION, THE PRESIDENT SHALL ISSUE AN ADDENDUM  TO  THE  REPORT  WITH  A
SUMMARY  OF  ALL  OF  THE  ACTION PLANS SUBMITTED BY EACH AFFECTED STATE
AGENCY TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE  SENATE  AND  THE
SPEAKER  OF  THE  ASSEMBLY. IN ANY CASE WHERE ONE OR MULTIPLE COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING UNITS ARE PRESENT WITHIN AN AFFECTED STATE AGENCY, THE  STATE
AGENCY  SHALL  INCLUDE  THE  COLLECTIVE BARGAINING REPRESENTATIVE IN ANY
DISCUSSIONS ON REPORTS ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION.  NOTHING  IN
THIS  SUBDIVISION  SHALL  BE CONSTRUED TO CONFLICT WITH A STATE AGENCY'S
RESPONSIBILITY TO BARGAIN WITH THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING  REPRESENTATIVE
PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FOURTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07600-03-5


              

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