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Assembly Bill A9196A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the reinstatement of certain officers and employees of the city of New York who were dismissed from employment due to a COVID-19 vaccine requirement

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2023-A9196 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7466
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add §12-142, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A3686, S7207

2023-A9196 - Summary

Requires the reinstatement of certain officers and employees of the city of New York who were dismissed from employment due to a COVID-19 vaccine requirement including retirees, vested members and members terminated without a one-year limit on return.

2023-A9196 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9196
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 12, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WILLIAMS -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Employees
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  administrative code of the city of New York, in
   relation to the reinstatement of certain officers  and  employees  who
   were dismissed from employment due to a COVID-19 vaccine requirement
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is  amended
 by adding a new section 12-141 to read as follows:
   § 12-141 REINSTATEMENT OF EMPLOYEES DISMISSED FOR COVID-19 VACCINATION
 REQUIREMENTS. ANY OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF THE CITY OR OF ANY AGENCY THER-
 EOF  WHO WAS DISMISSED FROM EMPLOYMENT DUE TO FAILURE OF SUCH OFFICER OR
 EMPLOYEE TO COMPLY WITH A COVID-19 VACCINE REQUIREMENT, SHALL  BE  REIN-
 STATED  TO  THEIR  FORMER POSITION, IN THE SAME POSITION OR TITLE AND AT
 THE SAME SALARY AND BENEFITS, WITH RETENTION OF  SENIORITY  AND  SERVICE
 TIME  ACCRUED, AS SUCH EMPLOYEE WAS RECEIVING IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THEIR
 DISMISSAL. SUCH OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE SEEKING REINSTATEMENT SHALL ALSO  BE
 EXEMPT FROM ANY WAIVER OF CIVIL SERVICE RIGHTS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11656-03-4

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2023-A9196A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7466
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add §12-142, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A3686, S7207

2023-A9196A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the reinstatement of certain officers and employees of the city of New York who were dismissed from employment due to a COVID-19 vaccine requirement including retirees, vested members and members terminated without a one-year limit on return.

2023-A9196A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9196--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 12, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WILLIAMS, TAYLOR, COLTON, SAYEGH, DICKENS, DeSTE-
   FANO,  MANKTELOW,  ANGELINO,  RA, PIROZZOLO, E. BROWN -- read once and
   referred to the  Committee  on  Governmental  Employees  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  administrative code of the city of New York, in
   relation to the reinstatement of certain officers  and  employees  who
   were dismissed from employment due to a COVID-19 vaccine requirement
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is  amended
 by adding a new section 12-142 to read as follows:
   § 12-142 REINSTATEMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES DISMISSED FOR
 COVID-19 VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS. OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES INCLUDING RETI-
 REES,  VESTED MEMBERS AND MEMBERS TERMINATED WITHOUT A ONE-YEAR LIMIT ON
 RETURN OF THE CITY OR OF ANY AGENCY  THEREOF  WHO  WERE  DISMISSED  FROM
 EMPLOYMENT DUE TO THE FAILURE OF SUCH OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE TO COMPLY WITH
 A  COVID-19  VACCINE  REQUIREMENT,  SHALL  BE REINSTATED TO THEIR FORMER
 POSITION, IN THE SAME POSITION OR TITLE AND AT THE SAME SALARY AND BENE-
 FITS WITH RETENTION OF SENIORITY, AS SUCH EMPLOYEE WAS  RECEIVING  IMME-
 DIATELY PRIOR TO THEIR DISMISSAL. SUCH OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE SEEKING REIN-
 STATEMENT SHALL ALSO BE EXEMPT FROM ANY WAIVER OF CIVIL SERVICE RIGHTS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11656-06-4

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