Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Apr 23, 2018 | print number 5455a |
Apr 23, 2018 | amend and recommit to governmental employees |
Jan 03, 2018 | referred to governmental employees |
Feb 09, 2017 | referred to governmental employees |
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Co-Sponsors
Anthony Brindisi
Ellen C. Jaffee
Matthew Titone
William Colton
Multi-Sponsors
Thomas Abinanti
Michael DenDekker
Steven Englebright
Sandy Galef
A5455 - Details
A5455 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5455 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 9, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN, BRINDISI, JAFFEE, TITONE, COLTON, RAIA, BENEDETTO, FAHY, KEARNS, SKOUFIS, DiPIETRO, BRONSON, ORTIZ, WOERNER, SANTABARBARA, BRABENEC, ROZIC -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABINANTI, DenDEKKER, ENGLEBRIGHT, GALEF, GIGLIO, GRAF, GUNTHER, LAVINE, MAYER, McDONOUGH, MONTESANO, PERRY, RA, RIVERA, SKARTADOS, THIELE, ZEBROWSKI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees AN ACT to prohibit public employers from diminishing the health insur- ance benefits and contributions of certain retired public employees THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. On and after the effective date of this act, a public employer shall be prohibited from diminishing the health insurance bene- fits provided to retirees and their dependents or the contributions such employer makes for such health insurance coverage below the level of such benefits or contributions made on behalf of such retirees and their dependents by such employer as of the effective date of this act. For the purpose of this act, "public employer" shall mean the following: (i) the state; (ii) a county, city, town or village; (iii) any governmental entity operating a college or university; (iv) a public improvement or special district including police or fire districts; (v) a public authority, commission or public benefit corporation; or (vi) any other public corporation, agency, instrumentality or unit of government which exercises governmental power under the laws of this state. The term public employer shall not include any school district, board of cooper- ative educational services, vocational education and extension board or school district as enumerated in section 1 of chapter 566 of the laws of 1977, as amended. § 2. Nothing contained in this act shall supersede or diminish the terms of a collective bargaining agreement. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09559-01-7
Co-Sponsors
Anthony Brindisi
Ellen C. Jaffee
Matthew Titone
William Colton
Multi-Sponsors
Thomas Abinanti
Michael DenDekker
Steven Englebright
Sandy Galef
A5455A (ACTIVE) - Details
A5455A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Prohibits the diminution of health insurance benefits of public employee retirees and their dependents or reducing the employer's contributions for such insurance; defines employers to include the state, municipalities, school districts, and public authorities and commissions.
A5455A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5455--A 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 9, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN, BRINDISI, JAFFEE, TITONE, COLTON, RAIA, BENEDETTO, FAHY, SKOUFIS, DiPIETRO, BRONSON, ORTIZ, WOERNER, SANTABAR- BARA, BRABENEC, ROZIC, MALLIOTAKIS, SEPULVEDA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABINANTI, DenDEKKER, ENGLEBRIGHT, GALEF, GIGLIO, GUNTHER, LAVINE, MAYER, McDONOUGH, MONTESANO, PERRY, RA, RIVERA, SKARTADOS, THIELE, ZEBROWSKI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees -- recommitted to the Committee on Governmental Employees in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to prohibit public employers from diminishing the health insur- ance benefits and contributions of certain retired public employees THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. On and after the effective date of this act, a public employer shall be prohibited from diminishing the health insurance bene- fits provided to retirees, who retired before, on or after the effective date of this act, and their dependents or the contributions such employ- er makes for such health insurance coverage below the level of such benefits or contributions made on behalf of such retirees and their dependents by such employer as of the retiree's date of retirement. For the purpose of this act, "public employer" shall mean the following: (i) the state; (ii) a county, city, town or village; (iii) any governmental entity operating a college or university; (iv) a public improvement or special district including police or fire districts; (v) a public authority, commission or public benefit corporation; or (vi) any other public corporation, agency, instrumentality or unit of government which exercises governmental power under the laws of this state. The term public employer shall not include any school district, board of cooper- ative educational services, or vocational education and extension board. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09559-03-8