The New York State Senate

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                                 7893--A

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 28, 2019
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Introduced  by  M. of A. ABBATE -- (at request of the State Comptroller)
  -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Governmental  Employees
  --  recommitted  to the Committee on Governmental Employees in accord-
  ance with Assembly Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee  discharged,  bill
  amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
  tee

AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to the direct deposit
  of certain salaries

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 4 of section 200 of the state
finance law, as amended by chapter 641 of the laws of 1997,  is  amended
to read as follows:
  (a)  (I)  Upon  the  written request from a state employee HIRED ON OR
BEFORE JANUARY FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-TWO,  the  comptroller  may
cause, in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant
to paragraph (b) of this subdivision, such employee's net salary, or any
portion  thereof designated by the employee, to be deposited directly in
a bank for any purpose to an account in the name of  such  employee,  on
forms  provided  by  the  comptroller, and duly filed in accordance with
such regulations.
  (II) ON AND AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND  TWENTY-TWO,  THE  COMP-
TROLLER  SHALL  CAUSE,  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  THE  RULES AND REGULATIONS
PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH  (B)  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION,  A  STATE
EMPLOYEE'S NET SALARY TO BE DEPOSITED DIRECTLY IN A BANK FOR ANY PURPOSE
TO  AN  ACCOUNT  IN  THE NAME OF SUCH EMPLOYEE, ON FORMS PROVIDED BY THE
COMPTROLLER,  AND  DULY  FILED  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  SUCH  REGULATIONS.
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, SUCH EMPLOYEE MAY SUBMIT A REQUEST FOR EXEMPTION FROM
THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SUBPARAGRAPH  ON A FORM PROVIDED BY THE COMP-
TROLLER.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08967-02-9

A. 7893--A                          2

  § 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2022 and shall  only  apply
to  state  employees  hired  on  and after such date; provided, however,
effective immediately the state  comptroller  is  hereby  authorized  to
promulgate  any  rule  or regulation necessary for the implementation of
this act on its effective date.