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Assembly Bill A2336A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Prohibits the diminution of health insurance benefits of public employee retirees

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2015-A2336 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Retirement
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5270
2011-2012: A4532
2013-2014: A2459
2017-2018: A1444
2019-2020: A2652

2015-A2336 - Summary

Prohibits the unilateral diminution of health insurance benefits of public employee retirees and their dependents or reducing the employer's contributions for such insurance from May 1, 2008 until May 15, 2016; defines employers to include the state, municipalities, school districts, and public authorities and commissions.

2015-A2336 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2336

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 16, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CROUCH,  BARCLAY, COLTON, GIGLIO, McDONOUGH,
  McKEVITT -- read once and referred to the  Committee  on  Governmental
  Employees

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  May  1,  2008 until May 15, 2015, a public employer
shall be prohibited  from  diminishing  the  health  insurance  benefits
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
1, 2008 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  coun-
ty, city, town or village; (iii) a school district, board of cooperative
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. Nothing contained in this act shall  supersede  or  diminish  the
terms of a collective bargaining agreement.
  S  3.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
have been in full force and effect on and after May 1, 2008.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05124-01-5

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2015-A2336A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Retirement
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5270
2011-2012: A4532
2013-2014: A2459
2017-2018: A1444
2019-2020: A2652

2015-A2336A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the unilateral diminution of health insurance benefits of public employee retirees and their dependents or reducing the employer's contributions for such insurance from May 1, 2008 until May 15, 2016; defines employers to include the state, municipalities, school districts, and public authorities and commissions.

2015-A2336A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 2336--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 16, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CROUCH,  BARCLAY, COLTON, GIGLIO, McDONOUGH,
  McKEVITT, FRIEND -- read once and referred to the Committee on Govern-
  mental Employees --  recommitted  to  the  Committee  on  Governmental
  Employees  in  accordance  with  Assembly  Rule 3, sec. 2 -- 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 May 1, 2008 until May  15,  2016,  a  public  employer
shall  be  prohibited  from  diminishing  the  health insurance benefits
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
1, 2008 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 coun-
ty, city, town or village; (iii) a school district, board of cooperative
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.  Nothing  contained  in this act shall supersede or diminish the
terms of a collective bargaining agreement.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  be  deemed  to
have been in full force and effect on and after May 1, 2008.

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

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