Senate Bill S5873A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to participation in a public group self-insurer

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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-S5873 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A697
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
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: S7864, A10063
2019-2020: S4690, A1952
2021-2022: S752, A1297
2023-2024: A52

2017-S5873 - 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-S5873 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5873 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5873
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  DeFRANCISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 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.
                                                            LBD00644-05-7
              

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2017-S5873A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A697
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
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: S7864, A10063
2019-2020: S4690, A1952
2021-2022: S752, A1297
2023-2024: A52

2017-S5873A (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-S5873A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5873A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5873--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. DeFRANCISCO, AKSHAR -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Govern-
   ment -- recommitted to the Committee on Local Government in accordance
   with  Senate  Rule  6,  sec.  8 -- 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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