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                                   1488
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 12, 2017
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 Introduced  by  M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, JAFFEE, BUCHWALD, KEARNS, LUPINACCI,
   STIRPE, STECK, ENGLEBRIGHT, CROUCH, RAIA -- Multi-Sponsored by  --  M.
   of A. COOK, McKEVITT, SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Local Governments
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the general municipal law, in relation to authorizing
   cities, towns,  villages,  school  districts,  boards  of  cooperative
   educational  services,  library districts, fire districts, improvement
   districts and special districts to enter into  cooperative  agreements
   for  the  provision  of centralized public employee administrative and
   personnel services
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  a  of section 119-n of the general municipal
 law, as amended by chapter 413 of the laws of 1991, is amended  to  read
 as follows:
   a. The term "municipal corporation" means a county outside the city of
 New  York, a city, a town, a village, a board of cooperative educational
 services, A PUBLIC LIBRARY AS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE
 OF THE EDUCATION LAW, A fire district or a school district.
   § 2. Subdivision 2 of section 119-o of the general  municipal  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph b-1 to read as follows:
   B-1.    THE  ESTABLISHMENT  OF  A  CENTRALIZED  OFFICE TO COLLECTIVELY
 PROVIDE:
   (I) EMPLOYEE PAYROLL, TIME, ATTENDANCE  AND  PERSONNEL  ADMINISTRATION
 SERVICES;
   (II) PARTICIPATION IN THE NEW YORK STATE HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM;
   (III)  A  PERSONNEL  OFFICE  TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON EMPLOYEE HEALTH
 INSURANCE AND OTHER EMPLOYEE BENEFITS;
   (IV) EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION IN TAX DEFERRED RETIREMENT  PLANS,  HEALTH
 CARE  OR  MEDICAL  SAVINGS  PLANS, COLLEGE SAVINGS PLANS, AND CHILD CARE
 SAVINGS PLANS;

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

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   (V) ANY OTHER FUNCTION OR ACTIVITY TYPICALLY PERFORMED BY A  PERSONNEL
 OR HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICE; AND
   (VI) CONTRACTING WITH QUALIFIED THIRD PARTIES FOR THE PROVISION OF ANY
 SERVICE NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT SUCH OFFICE'S POWERS AND DUTIES.
   §  3. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.