Senate Bill S7465

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S7465

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the executive law, in relation to authorizing certain
transfers of public employees in the unclassified service

 PURPOSE OF THE BILL :

To facilitate the transfer of certain employees in the unclassified
service to the Business Services Center ("BSC"), this bill would
authorize the transfer of such employees to the Office of General
Services ("OGS").

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

This bill would amend the Executive Law to authorize the transfer of
certain employees in the unclassified service to OGS in conjunction
with the transfer of an agency's financial and human resources
functions to the BSC.

 JUSTIFICATION :

The BSC was established as a business unit of OGS in 2012 to provide
for shared services to standardize human resources and financial
transactions for executive State agencies. Its mission is to increase
              

efficiencies, lower costs, and support agencies as they focus on core
mission activities. By centralizing transactional activities, the goal
of the BSC is to process such transactions faster and more efficiently
with attention to customer service and to simplify and streamline the
processing of such transactions. As State agencies transition to the
BSC, agency employees substantially engaged in the performance of
duties associated with such transactions are being transferred to OGS.

As part of the transition to the BSC, certain employees that are in
the unclassified service will be transferred to OGS. The transfer of
such employees is not currently covered by transfer provisions of the
Civil Service Law. This bill would provide the legal authority to make
the necessary transfers and would promote the increased efficiencies
and cost savings associated with transferring routine functions to the
BSC.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

This is a new bill. In 2014, a similar provision was included in the
enacted budget (L. 2014, c. 55, pt. H, subpt. C, § 3-a) for the
transfer of Division of Military and Naval Affairs employees. In 2015,
a similar provision was included in the enacted budget (L.  2015, c.
55, pt. C) for the transfer of State Police employees.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
Immediately