Assembly Bill A697B

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to participation in a public group self-insurer

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A697 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5873
Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §119-o, Gen Muni L; amd §50, Work Comp L; amd §3443, Ins L; amd §30, Vol Ffs Ben L; amd §30, Vol Amb Wkr Ben L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A10063, S7864
2019-2020: A1952, S4690
2021-2022: A1297, S752
2023-2024: A52

2017-A697 - Summary

Defines a public group self-insurer for the payment of compensation to employees of county self-insurance plans, boards of cooperative educational services and consortia by boards of cooperative educational services; makes related provisions.

2017-A697 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    697
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MAGNARELLI  -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Labor
 
 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, the workers' compensation law
   and the insurance law, in relation to participation in a public  group
   self-insurer
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph b of subdivision 2 of section 119-o of the gener-
 al municipal law, as amended by chapter 681 of  the  laws  of  1961,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   b.  The  manner  of employing, engaging, compensating, transferring or
 discharging necessary personnel, subject, however, to the provisions  of
 the  civil  service  law  where  applicable;  the  making  of employer's
 contributions for retirement, social security, health  insurance,  work-
 men's  compensation,  INCLUDING PARTICIPATION IN A PUBLIC GROUP SELF-IN-
 SURER, and other  similar  benefits;  the  approval  of  attendances  at
 conventions,  conferences  and  schools  for  public  officials  and the
 approval and payment of  travel  and  other  expenses  incurred  in  the
 performance  of  official duties; the bonding of designated officers and
 employees; the filing of oaths of  office  and  resignations  consistent
 with  general  laws  applicable  thereto;  provisions  that for specific
 purposes designated officers or employees of  the  joint  service  or  a
 joint water, sewage or drainage project shall be deemed those of a spec-
 ified participating corporation or district; and provisions that person-
 nel  assigned  to  a  joint service or a joint water, sewage or drainage
 project shall possess the same powers, duties, immunities and privileges
 they would ordinarily possess (1) if they performed their duties only in
 the corporation or district by which they are employed or  (2)  if  they
 were  employed by the corporation or district in which they are required
 to perform their duties.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00644-01-7
              

co-Sponsors

2017-A697A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5873
Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §119-o, Gen Muni L; amd §50, Work Comp L; amd §3443, Ins L; amd §30, Vol Ffs Ben L; amd §30, Vol Amb Wkr Ben L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A10063, S7864
2019-2020: A1952, S4690
2021-2022: A1297, S752
2023-2024: A52

2017-A697A - Summary

Defines a public group self-insurer for the payment of compensation to employees of county self-insurance plans, boards of cooperative educational services and consortia by boards of cooperative educational services; makes related provisions.

2017-A697A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  697--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MAGNARELLI  -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Labor --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the general municipal law, the workers' compensation
   law, the insurance law, the volunteer firefighters' benefit  law,  and
   the  volunteer  ambulance workers' benefit law, in relation to partic-
   ipation in a public group self-insurer
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph b of subdivision 2 of section 119-o of the gener-
 al  municipal  law,  as  amended  by chapter 681 of the laws of 1961, is
 amended to read as follows:
   b. The manner of employing, engaging,  compensating,  transferring  or
 discharging  necessary personnel, subject, however, to the provisions of
 the civil  service  law  where  applicable;  the  making  of  employer's
 contributions  for  retirement, social security, health insurance, work-
 men's compensation, VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER AND VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKER
 BENEFITS, INCLUDING PARTICIPATION IN A PUBLIC  GROUP  SELF-INSURER,  and
 other  similar  benefits;  the  approval  of attendances at conventions,
 conferences and schools  for  public  officials  and  the  approval  and
 payment  of  travel  and  other  expenses incurred in the performance of
 official duties; the bonding of designated officers and  employees;  the
 filing  of oaths of office and resignations consistent with general laws
 applicable thereto; provisions that  for  specific  purposes  designated
 officers  or  employees of the joint service or a joint water, sewage or
 drainage project shall be deemed  those  of  a  specified  participating
 corporation  or  district;  and  provisions that personnel assigned to a
 joint service or a joint water, sewage or drainage project shall possess
 the same powers, duties, immunities and privileges they would ordinarily
 possess (1) if they performed their duties only in  the  corporation  or
 district  by which they are employed or (2) if they were employed by the
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2017-A697B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5873
Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §119-o, Gen Muni L; amd §50, Work Comp L; amd §3443, Ins L; amd §30, Vol Ffs Ben L; amd §30, Vol Amb Wkr Ben L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A10063, S7864
2019-2020: A1952, S4690
2021-2022: A1297, S752
2023-2024: A52

2017-A697B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Defines a public group self-insurer for the payment of compensation to employees of county self-insurance plans, boards of cooperative educational services and consortia by boards of cooperative educational services; makes related provisions.

2017-A697B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  697--B
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. MAGNARELLI, SEPULVEDA -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on  Labor  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered  reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted to said committee --
   recommitted to the Committee on Labor in accordance with Assembly Rule
   3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted  as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the general municipal law, the workers' compensation
   law, the insurance law, the volunteer firefighters' benefit  law,  and
   the  volunteer  ambulance workers' benefit law, in relation to partic-
   ipation in a public group self-insurer
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph b of subdivision 2 of section 119-o of the gener-
 al  municipal  law,  as  amended  by chapter 681 of the laws of 1961, is
 amended to read as follows:
   b. The manner of employing, engaging,  compensating,  transferring  or
 discharging  necessary personnel, subject, however, to the provisions of
 the civil  service  law  where  applicable;  the  making  of  employer's
 contributions  for  retirement, social security, health insurance, work-
 men's compensation, VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER AND VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKER
 BENEFITS, INCLUDING PARTICIPATION IN A PUBLIC  GROUP  SELF-INSURER,  and
 other  similar  benefits;  the  approval  of attendances at conventions,
 conferences and schools  for  public  officials  and  the  approval  and
 payment  of  travel  and  other  expenses incurred in the performance of
 official duties; the bonding of designated officers and  employees;  the
 filing  of oaths of office and resignations consistent with general laws
 applicable thereto; provisions that  for  specific  purposes  designated
 officers  or  employees of the joint service or a joint water, sewage or
 drainage project shall be deemed  those  of  a  specified  participating
 corporation  or  district;  and  provisions that personnel assigned to a
 joint service or a joint water, sewage or drainage project shall possess
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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