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May 10, 2018 |
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Senate Bill S8683
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 60th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Civil Service And Pensions Committee
- 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
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2017-S8683 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A10371
- Current Committee:
- Senate Civil Service And Pensions
- Law Section:
- Civil Service Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §201, Civ Serv L
- Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
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S1329
2017-S8683 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to the negotiability of disciplinary procedures affecting police officers; provides that "terms and conditions of employment" shall include for all employees who are police officers under law, alternatives to any statutory or regulatory disciplinary provisions relating to the adjudication and disposition of disciplinary charges; makes related provisions.
2017-S8683 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8683 SPONSOR: GALLIVAN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the civil service law, in relation to the negotiability of disciplinary procedures affecting police officers PURPOSE: This legislation will make disciplinary procedures a mandatory negoti- able term and condition of employment for police officers except for procedures pertaining to disciplinary charges alleging an officer used unlawful, unauthorized or excessive force in the course of employment. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill establishes the legislative findings and declara- tions. Section 2 amends the civil service law to require that "terms and condi-
2017-S8683 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8683 I N S E N A T E May 10, 2018 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GALLIVAN -- 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 the negotiability of disciplinary procedures affecting police officers THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative findings and declarations. The legislature hereby finds, declares and reaffirms that the 1967 public employees' fair employment act establishes that the public policy of the state, and the purpose of such act, is to promote harmonious and cooperative relationships between government and its employees and to protect the public by assuring, at all times, the orderly and uninterrupted opera- tion and functions of government. Included among the policies adopted in 1967, and continuing to date, is the requirement that public employers negotiate and enter into agreements with employee organizations about terms and conditions of employment. Over the many years since the public employees' fair employment act became the law and the declared public policy of this state, matters pertaining to employee discipline, includ- ing disciplinary procedures, have been negotiated into many collective bargaining agreements covering all types of public employees, including police officers. The legislature now declares that this practice of allowing and requiring the negotiation of fair disciplinary protections and procedures for all public employees must continue. Despite the clarity of this state's policy and law requiring negotiations about terms and conditions of employment, a few court decisions have erro- neously held that the law and "public policy" of the state is to prohib- it absolutely the negotiation of disciplinary procedures for police officers whenever there exists laws on the subject of police officer discipline that were enacted before 1958 when section 75 of the civil service law was enacted. The legislature declares a necessity for the enactment of this act to ensure that disciplinary procedures will continue as a mandatory subject of collective negotiations for police officers to enhance the prohibition against strikes and to protect the delivery of vital public services. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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