Senate Bill S7599

2021-2022 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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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) - Summary

Prohibits certain employment agreements by state and local authorities.

2021-S7599 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

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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