| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
| Dec 15, 2021 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S7599
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee
Actions
2021-S7599 (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
2019-2020: S4624
2021-S7599 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7599
SPONSOR: RATH
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to employment
agreements by state and local authorities
PURPOSE:
To bar certain severance agreements in employment contracts or agree-
ments entered into by state and local authorities.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends the Public Authority Law to add a new section 2854.
This section provides that no state or local authority shall enter into
an employment contract or agreement or extension or renewal of a
contract or agreement that provides that in the event the employed
person shall cease employment, such person shall receive any payment or
other benefit not required by state or federal law in an amount in
excess of the periodic payment or benefit such person was receiving when
2021-S7599 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
7599
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
December 15, 2021
___________
Introduced by Sen. RATH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
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-a to read as follows:
§ 2854-A. 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.
LBD14040-01-1
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