Senate Bill S4624

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to employment agreements by state and local authorities

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

  • 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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2019-S4624 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2854, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S7932
2021-2022: S7599

2019-S4624 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits certain employment agreements by state and local authorities.

2019-S4624 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S4624 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4624
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 18, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. RANZENHOFER, JACOBS -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations,
   Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the public authorities law, in relation to employment
   agreements by state and local authorities

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  public  authorities  law  is amended by adding a new
 section 2854 to read as follows:
   § 2854. EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS. NO STATE OR LOCAL AUTHORITY SHALL ENTER
 INTO AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT OR AGREEMENT OR EXTENSION OR  RENEWAL  OF  A
 CONTRACT  OR  AGREEMENT WITH ANY PERSON THAT PROVIDES THAT, IN THE EVENT
 THE PERSON SHALL CEASE EMPLOYMENT, SUCH PERSON SHALL RECEIVE ANY PAYMENT
 OR OTHER BENEFIT NOT REQUIRED BY STATE OR FEDERAL LAW: (A) IN AN  AMOUNT
 IN  EXCESS  OF THE PERIODIC PAYMENT OR BENEFIT SUCH PERSON WAS RECEIVING
 WHEN EMPLOYMENT ENDED; OR (B) FOR A PERIOD IN EXCESS OF TEN WEEKS  AFTER
 SUCH EMPLOYMENT ENDS.
   §  2.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall apply to any
 contract or renewal or extension of contract dated after this act  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02222-01-9

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