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Senate Bill S7932

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to employment agreements by state and local authorities

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2017-S7932 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10338
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2854, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S4624, A1262
2021-2022: S7599

2017-S7932 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits certain employment agreements by state and local authorities.

2017-S7932 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7932 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7932
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 12, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RANZENHOFER -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations, Author-
   ities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in  relation  to  employment
   agreements by state and local authorities
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public authorities law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 2854 to read as follows:
   § 2854. EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS. NO STATE OR LOCAL AUTHORITY SHALL ENTER
 INTO  AN  EMPLOYMENT  CONTRACT OR AGREEMENT OR EXTENSION OR RENEWAL OF A
 CONTRACT OR AGREEMENT WITH ANY PERSON THAT PROVIDES THAT, IN  THE  EVENT
 THE PERSON SHALL CEASE EMPLOYMENT, SUCH PERSON SHALL RECEIVE ANY PAYMENT
 OR  OTHER BENEFIT NOT REQUIRED BY STATE OR FEDERAL LAW: (A) IN AN AMOUNT
 IN EXCESS OF THE PERIODIC PAYMENT OR BENEFIT SUCH PERSON  WAS  RECEIVING
 WHEN  EMPLOYMENT ENDED; OR (B) FOR A PERIOD IN EXCESS OF TEN WEEKS AFTER
 SUCH EMPLOYMENT ENDS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  apply  to  any
 contract  or renewal or extension of contract dated after this act shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15038-01-8

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