Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Nov 28, 2016 |
tabled vetoed memo.251 |
Nov 16, 2016 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 17, 2016 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.554 substituted for s7120 |
Jun 17, 2016 |
substituted by a9715 |
May 03, 2016 |
advanced to third reading |
Apr 12, 2016 |
2nd report cal. |
Apr 11, 2016 |
1st report cal.554 |
Mar 30, 2016 |
referred to civil service and pensions |
Senate Bill S7120
Vetoed By Governor2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A9715 - Vetoed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Vetoed By Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D) Senate District
2015-S7120 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9715
- Law Section:
- Civil Service Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง161, Civ Serv L
2015-S7120 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7120 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the civil service law, in relation to health insurance buyout programs PURPOSE : To facilitate the administration of collectively bargained health insurance buyout programs sponsored by participating agencies or participating employers in the New York State Health Insurance Plan. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 of this bill adds a new subdivision 4 to Civil Service Law section 161 to provide that the Department of Civil Service shall not deny any participating agency or participating employer the ability to collectively bargain for an health insurance buyout program and that the Department shall not limit the employees who participate in the insurance buyout plan to those whose other health insurance coverage is not coverage through the New York State Health Insurance Plan ("NYSHIP"). Section 2 of this bill provides that this act shall take effect immediately. EXISTING LAW :
2015-S7120 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7120 I N S E N A T E March 30, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GOLDEN -- 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 health insurance buyout programs THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 161 of the civil service law is amended by adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows: 4. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, THE PRESIDENT SHALL NOT BY RULE, REGULATION, POLICY MEMO OR OTHERWISE PRECLUDE, PREVENT OR IN ANY WAY DENY A PARTICIPATING AGENCY OR A PARTIC- IPATING EMPLOYER, INCLUDING ANY PUBLIC AUTHORITY, PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPO- RATION, SCHOOL DISTRICT, DISTRICT CORPORATION, MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, MUNICIPALITY, COUNTY, COMMUNITY COLLEGE, PUBLIC AUTHORITY, BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES (BOCES), VOCATIONAL EDUCATIONAL AND EXTENSION BOARD, OR OTHER PUBLIC AGENCY, SUBDIVISION OR QUASI-PUBLIC ORGANIZATION WHICH ELECTS TO INCLUDE ITS EMPLOYEES AND/OR RETIRED EMPLOYEES IN THE PLAN FROM ENTERING INTO A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREE- MENT OR FROM ESTABLISHING A PRACTICE WITH A BARGAINING UNIT OF EMPLOYEES REPRESENTED BY THAT PARTICIPATING AGENCY OR PARTICIPATING EMPLOYER, OR FROM IMPLEMENTING AN EXISTING COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT OR ESTAB- LISHED PRACTICE WHERE SUCH COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT OR ESTAB- LISHED PRACTICE PROVIDES FOR A HEALTH INSURANCE BUYOUT PROGRAM. SUCH HEALTH INSURANCE BUYOUT PROGRAMS SHALL BE CONSIDERED TERMS AND CONDI- TIONS OF EMPLOYMENT UNDER THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' FAIR EMPLOYMENT ACT. HEALTH INSURANCE BUYOUTS MADE PURSUANT TO ANY SUCH HEALTH INSURANCE BUYOUT PROGRAM MAY BE MADE NOTWITHSTANDING THAT THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVING THE BUYOUT AND HIS OR HER SPOUSE BOTH ARE ENROLLED IN NEW YORK STATE HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN (NYSHIP) OR ANY PLAN ASSOCIATED WITH OR ADMINIS- TERED BY NYSHIP. SIMILARLY, WHERE SUCH BUYOUTS HAVE BEEN COLLECTIVELY BARGAINED AND/OR ESTABLISHED BY PAST PRACTICE, PARTICIPATION IN HEALTH INSURANCE BUYOUT PROGRAMS SHALL NOT BE DENIED TO RETIRED EMPLOYEES ON THE BASIS THAT THE RETIRED EMPLOYEE'S SPOUSE IS ENROLLED IN NYSHIP OR ANY PLAN ASSOCIATED WITH OR ADMINISTERED BY NYSHIP. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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