Senate Bill S5778

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-S5778 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7601
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §159-d, Civ Serv L

2017-S5778 - Summary

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

2017-S5778 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5778 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5778
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 28, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. ALCANTARA, SAVINO, KLEIN, PERALTA, HAMILTON, VALE-
   SKY, CARLUCCI, AVELLA -- 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 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.
              

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2017-S5778A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7601
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §159-d, Civ Serv L

2017-S5778A (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2017-S5778A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5778A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5778--A
     Cal. No. 1344
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 28, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. ALCANTARA, SAVINO, KLEIN, PERALTA, HAMILTON, VALE-
   SKY, CARLUCCI, AVELLA, ADDABBO, BAILEY, COMRIE, GALLIVAN,  LATIMER  --
   read  twice  and  ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
   the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions -- reported favorably from
   said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third
   reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining  its  place  in  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
   (B) ALLOW A DULY APPOINTED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION
 THAT REPRESENTS THAT BARGAINING UNIT TO MEET WITH THAT  EMPLOYEE  DURING
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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