Assembly Bill A7601A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to membership dues in an employee organization and signed authorizations for deduction

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

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2017-A7601 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5778
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §159-d, Civ Serv L

2017-A7601 - Summary

Relates to membership dues in an employee organization and signed authorizations for deduction.

2017-A7601 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7601
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 3, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ABBATE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Employees
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to membership dues in
   an employee organization and signed authorizations for deduction
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The civil service law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 159-d to read as follows:
   §  159-D.  MEMBERSHIP  DUES;  SIGNED  AUTHORIZATION.   1. (A) A PUBLIC
 EMPLOYER SHALL COMMENCE MAKING  DEDUCTIONS  OF  MEMBERSHIP  DUES  IN  AN
 EMPLOYEE  ORGANIZATION  PURSUANT  TO A PUBLIC EMPLOYEE'S SIGNED AUTHORI-
 ZATION AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE BUT IN NO  CASE  LATER  THAN  THIRTY  DAYS
 AFTER RECEIVING PROOF OF A SIGNED AUTHORIZATION.
   (B)  ANY MEMBERSHIP DUES IN AN EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION DEDUCTED FROM THE
 SALARY OF A PUBLIC EMPLOYEE SHALL BE TRANSMITTED TO THE EMPLOYEE  ORGAN-
 IZATION  AS  SOON  AS  PRACTICABLE BUT IN NO CASE LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS
 AFTER THE SALARY FROM WHICH IT IS DEDUCTED IS PAID TO THE EMPLOYEE.
   2. WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF A PUBLIC EMPLOYEE  BEING  EMPLOYED  OR  REEM-
 PLOYED  BY  A PUBLIC EMPLOYER, OR BEING PROMOTED OR TRANSFERRED TO A NEW
 BARGAINING UNIT, THE PUBLIC EMPLOYER  SHALL:  (A)  NOTIFY  THE  EMPLOYEE
 ORGANIZATION,  IF  ANY,  THAT  REPRESENTS  THAT  BARGAINING  UNIT OF THE
 EMPLOYEE'S NAME, JOB TITLE, WORK LOCATION,  WORK  TELEPHONE  NUMBER  AND
 HOURS  OF  WORK;  AND  (B)  ALLOW A DULY APPOINTED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
 EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION THAT REPRESENTS THAT BARGAINING UNIT TO MEET  WITH
 THAT EMPLOYEE DURING WORK TIME FOR A MAXIMUM OF ONE HOUR.
   3. (A) NOTWITHSTANDING SUBDIVISION FIVE OF THIS SECTION, THE PERIOD OF
 TIME THAT AN AUTHORIZATION TO DEDUCT FROM THE SALARY OF A PUBLIC EMPLOY-
 EE AN AMOUNT FOR THE PAYMENT OF MEMBERSHIP DUES IN AN EMPLOYEE ORGANIZA-
 TION  SHALL  REMAIN IN EFFECT SHALL BE THE SHORTER OF (I) THAT SET FORTH
 IN THE SIGNED AUTHORIZATION, OR (II) AS MAY BE  LATER  DETERMINED  BY  A
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11206-03-7
              

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2017-A7601A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5778
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §159-d, Civ Serv L

2017-A7601A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to membership dues in an employee organization and signed authorizations for deduction.

2017-A7601A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7601--A
                                                         Cal. No. 560
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 3, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ABBATE, DE LA ROSA, VANEL, FAHY, HYNDMAN, WALKER,
   COLTON,  LUPINACCI,  JEAN-PIERRE,  WOERNER, BARRON, ARROYO, SEPULVEDA,
   DICKENS, STECK, MOSLEY, WALLACE, HARRIS, RICHARDSON,  ORTIZ,  CYMBROW-
   ITZ,  MAYER, SKOUFIS, PEOPLES-STOKES -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
   ENGLEBRIGHT, HOOPER, LENTOL, THIELE -- read once and referred  to  the
   Committee  on  Governmental  Employees -- advanced to a third reading,
   passed by Assembly and delivered to  the  Senate,  recalled  from  the
   Senate,  vote reconsidered, bill amended, ordered reprinted, retaining
   its place on the order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to membership dues in
   an employee organization and signed authorizations for deduction
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  civil service law is amended by adding a new section
 159-d to read as follows:
   § 159-D. MEMBERSHIP DUES; SIGNED  AUTHORIZATION.    1.  (A)  A  PUBLIC
 EMPLOYER  SHALL  COMMENCE  MAKING  DEDUCTIONS  OF  MEMBERSHIP DUES IN AN
 EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION PURSUANT TO A PUBLIC  EMPLOYEE'S  SIGNED  AUTHORI-
 ZATION  AS  SOON  AS  PRACTICABLE  BUT IN NO CASE LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS
 AFTER RECEIVING PROOF OF A SIGNED AUTHORIZATION.
   (B) ANY MEMBERSHIP DUES IN AN EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION DEDUCTED FROM  THE
 SALARY  OF A PUBLIC EMPLOYEE SHALL BE TRANSMITTED TO THE EMPLOYEE ORGAN-
 IZATION AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE BUT IN NO CASE  LATER  THAN  THIRTY  DAYS
 AFTER THE SALARY FROM WHICH IT IS DEDUCTED IS PAID TO THE EMPLOYEE.
   2.  WITHIN  THIRTY  DAYS  OF  A PUBLIC EMPLOYEE FIRST BEING PAID AFTER
 BEING EMPLOYED OR REEMPLOYED BY A PUBLIC EMPLOYER, OR WITHIN THIRTY DAYS
 OF BEING PROMOTED OR TRANSFERRED TO A NEW BARGAINING  UNIT,  THE  PUBLIC
 EMPLOYER SHALL:
   (A)  NOTIFY  THE  EMPLOYEE  ORGANIZATION, IF ANY, THAT REPRESENTS THAT
 BARGAINING UNIT OF THE EMPLOYEE'S NAME, JOB TITLE, WORK  LOCATION,  WORK
 TELEPHONE NUMBER AND HOURS OF WORK; AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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