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Assembly Bill A7415A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring the department of civil service to create and distribute a pamphlet regarding union membership of civil service employees

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2019-A7415 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §154, Civ Serv L

2019-A7415 - Summary

Requires the department of civil service to create and distribute an informational pamphlet regarding union membership of civil service employees.

2019-A7415 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7415
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 1, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. REYES -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Employees
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil service law,  in  relation  to  requiring  the
   department  of  civil  service  to  create  and  distribute a pamphlet
   regarding union membership of civil service employees

   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
 154 to read as follows:
   § 154. UNION MEMBERSHIP GUIDANCE. 1. THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  CREATE  A
 PAMPHLET  THAT SETS FORTH IN SIMPLE AND UNDERSTANDABLE TERMS THE FOLLOW-
 ING MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
   (A) AN EXPLANATION OF THE SUPREME COURT DECISION IN  JANUS  V.  AFSCME
 COUNCIL 31;
   (B) THE DEFINITION OF A PUBLIC EMPLOYER;
   (C) AN EXPLANATION THAT PUBLIC-SECTOR WORKERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO UNION-
 IZE PURSUANT TO STATE AND LOCAL LAW;
   (D) THE PROHIBITION OF PUBLIC EMPLOYERS INTERFERING WITH PUBLIC-SECTOR
 EMPLOYEES RIGHT TO UNIONIZE; AND
   (E)  THE LOSS OF BENEFITS TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES WHO CHOOSE NOT TO JOIN A
 UNION PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED-NINE-A OF  THIS
 CHAPTER.
   2.  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  DISTRIBUTE  TO  ALL  CURRENT CIVIL SERVICE
 EMPLOYEES THE PAMPHLET REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION. WITHIN  THIRTY
 DAYS  OF  AN  EMPLOYEE  FIRST  BEING  EMPLOYED  OR REEMPLOYED IN A CIVIL
 SERVICE POSITION, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DISTRIBUTE THE PAMPHLET  REQUIRED
 PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION TO SUCH EMPLOYEE.
   3.  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  MAKE AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE THE PAMPHLET
 REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have  become  a  law.    Effective  immediately, the addition, amendment
 and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation
 of this act on  its  effective  date  are  authorized  to  be  made  and
 completed on or before such effective date.

2019-A7415A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §154, Civ Serv L

2019-A7415A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the department of civil service to create and distribute an informational pamphlet regarding union membership of civil service employees.

2019-A7415A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7415--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 1, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. REYES -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental  Employees  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  civil service law, in relation to requiring the
   department of civil  service  to  create  and  distribute  a  pamphlet
   regarding union membership of civil service employees
 
   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
 154 to read as follows:
   §  154.  UNION  MEMBERSHIP  GUIDANCE. 1. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CREATE A
 PAMPHLET THAT SETS FORTH IN SIMPLE AND UNDERSTANDABLE TERMS THE  FOLLOW-
 ING MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
   (A) THE DEFINITION OF A PUBLIC EMPLOYER;
   (B) AN EXPLANATION THAT PUBLIC-SECTOR WORKERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO UNION-
 IZE PURSUANT TO STATE AND LOCAL LAW;
   (C) THE PROHIBITION OF PUBLIC EMPLOYERS INTERFERING WITH PUBLIC-SECTOR
 EMPLOYEES RIGHT TO UNIONIZE; AND
   (D)  THE LOSS OF BENEFITS TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES WHO CHOOSE NOT TO JOIN A
 UNION PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED-NINE-A OF  THIS
 CHAPTER.
   2.  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  DISTRIBUTE  TO  ALL  CURRENT CIVIL SERVICE
 EMPLOYEES THE PAMPHLET REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION. WITHIN  THIRTY
 DAYS  OF  AN  EMPLOYEE  FIRST  BEING  EMPLOYED  OR REEMPLOYED IN A CIVIL
 SERVICE POSITION, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DISTRIBUTE THE PAMPHLET  REQUIRED
 PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION TO SUCH EMPLOYEE.
   3.  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  MAKE AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE THE PAMPHLET
 REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have  become  a  law.    Effective  immediately, the addition, amendment
 and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation
 of this act on  its  effective  date  are  authorized  to  be  made  and
 completed on or before such effective date.

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