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Senate Bill S6561

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Prevents outsourcing during a hiring freeze

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2021-S6561 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7863
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §66, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2023-2024: S4132, A382, A9003
2025-2026: S4773, A1396

2021-S6561 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prevents an agency, department, division, commission, bureau or any other entity under the authority of the executive department from contracting, subcontracting or hiring any third party during a hiring freeze.

2021-S6561 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6561 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6561
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. REICHLIN-MELNICK -- 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  preventing
   outsourcing during a hiring freeze
 
   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 66
 to read as follows:
   § 66. HIRING FREEZE. UPON THE ENACTMENT OF A HIRING FREEZE, NO AGENCY,
 DEPARTMENT, DIVISION, COMMISSION, BUREAU OR ANY OTHER ENTITY  UNDER  THE
 AUTHORITY  OF  THE  EXECUTIVE  DEPARTMENT SHALL CONTRACT, SUBCONTRACT OR
 HIRE ANY THIRD PARTY TO PERFORM SERVICES THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE CARRIED
 OUT BY AN EMPLOYEE WHOSE TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT ARE SUBJECT TO A COLLECTIVE
 BARGAINING AGREEMENT OR OTHER ANALOGOUS CONTRACT AND WHO IS  SUBJECT  TO
 SUCH HIRING FREEZE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11191-01-1

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