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Assembly Bill A5526A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides that a state employee's net salary may be deposited directly in a bank for any purpose to an account in the name of such employee

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2015-A5526 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4928
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §200, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A3136, S4760

2015-A5526 - Summary

Provides that the comptroller shall cause, in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the comptroller, that a state employee's net salary may be deposited directly in a bank for any purpose to an account in the name of such employee.

2015-A5526 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5526

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 26, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. ABBATE -- (at request of the State Comptroller)
  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees

AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to the direct deposit
  of certain salaries

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

  Section  1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 4 of section 200 of the state
finance law, as amended by chapter 641 of the laws of 1997,  is  amended
to read as follows:
  (a)  (I)  Upon  the  written request from a state employee HIRED ON OR
BEFORE JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN, the comptroller  may  cause,
in  accordance  with  the  rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to
paragraph (b) of this subdivision, such employee's net  salary,  or  any
portion  thereof designated by the employee, to be deposited directly in
a bank for any purpose to an account in the name of  such  employee,  on
forms  provided  by  the  comptroller, and duly filed in accordance with
such regulations.
  (II) ON AND AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN, THE COMPTROLLER
SHALL CAUSE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  PROMULGATED
PURSUANT  TO  PARAGRAPH  (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, A STATE EMPLOYEE'S NET
SALARY TO BE DEPOSITED DIRECTLY IN A BANK FOR ANY PURPOSE TO AN  ACCOUNT
IN  THE NAME OF SUCH EMPLOYEE, ON FORMS PROVIDED BY THE COMPTROLLER, AND
DULY FILED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH REGULATIONS. PROVIDED, HOWEVER,  SUCH
EMPLOYEE  MAY SUBMIT A REQUEST FOR EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
SUBPARAGRAPH ON A FORM PROVIDED BY THE COMPTROLLER.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on January  1,  2016  and  shall  only
apply  to state employees hired on and after such date; provided, howev-
er, effective immediately the state comptroller is hereby authorized  to
promulgate  any  rule  or regulation necessary for the implementation of
this act on its effective date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07124-02-5

2015-A5526A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4928
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §200, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A3136, S4760

2015-A5526A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the comptroller shall cause, in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the comptroller, that a state employee's net salary may be deposited directly in a bank for any purpose to an account in the name of such employee.

2015-A5526A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 5526--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 26, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. ABBATE -- (at request of the State Comptroller)
  -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Governmental  Employees
  --  recommitted  to the Committee on Governmental Employees in accord-
  ance with Assembly Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee  discharged,  bill
  amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
  tee

AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to the direct deposit
  of certain salaries

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

  Section  1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 4 of section 200 of the state
finance law, as amended by chapter 641 of the laws of 1997,  is  amended
to read as follows:
  (a)  (I)  Upon  the  written request from a state employee HIRED ON OR
BEFORE JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN, the comptroller may cause,
in accordance with the rules and  regulations  promulgated  pursuant  to
paragraph  (b)  of  this subdivision, such employee's net salary, or any
portion thereof designated by the employee, to be deposited directly  in
a  bank  for  any purpose to an account in the name of such employee, on
forms provided by the comptroller, and duly  filed  in  accordance  with
such regulations.
  (II)  ON  AND  AFTER  JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN, THE COMP-
TROLLER SHALL CAUSE,  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  THE  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS
PROMULGATED  PURSUANT  TO  PARAGRAPH  (B)  OF  THIS SUBDIVISION, A STATE
EMPLOYEE'S NET SALARY TO BE DEPOSITED DIRECTLY IN A BANK FOR ANY PURPOSE
TO AN ACCOUNT IN THE NAME OF SUCH EMPLOYEE, ON  FORMS  PROVIDED  BY  THE
COMPTROLLER,  AND  DULY  FILED  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  SUCH  REGULATIONS.
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, SUCH EMPLOYEE MAY SUBMIT A REQUEST FOR EXEMPTION FROM
THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH ON A  FORM  PROVIDED  BY  THE  COMP-
TROLLER.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07124-04-5

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