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Senate Bill S2842A

Vetoed By Governor

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Enacts the "state workforce injury reduction act"

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2015-S2842 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2905
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S7500, A9724
2011-2012: S1245, A109
2013-2014: S1934, A7853
2017-2018: A4933

2015-S2842 - 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-S2842 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2842 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2842

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 29, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. ADDABBO, AVELLA -- 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  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-S2842A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2905
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S7500, A9724
2011-2012: S1245, A109
2013-2014: S1934, A7853
2017-2018: A4933

2015-S2842A (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-S2842A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2842A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 2842--A
    Cal. No. 334

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 29, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. ADDABBO, AVELLA, COMRIE, PERKINS -- read twice and
  ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
  Civil  Service and Pensions -- reported favorably from said committee,
  ordered to first and  second  report,  ordered  to  a  third  reading,
  amended  and  ordered  reprinted,  retaining its place in the order of
  third reading

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.

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