Assembly Bill A7427

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Prohibits the state university of New York from contracting out certain services

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education 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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2025-A7427 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7409
Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Conveyance of State Land
Laws Affected:
Add §5-a, Chap 670 of 2024

2025-A7427 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the state university of New York from contracting out to the ground lessee or any subsidiary of the ground lessee or the research foundation for the state university of New York for any services or privatize any services currently being performed by employees in the unclassified service at the state university of New York at Albany.

2025-A7427 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7427
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 26, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ROMERO -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Higher Education
 
 AN  ACT to amend chapter 670 of the laws of 2024 relating to authorizing
   the lease of  certain  lands  for  the  Albany  NanoTech  Complex,  in
   relation  to  prohibiting  the  state  university  of  New  York  from
   contracting out certain services

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Chapter 670 of the laws of 2024 relating to authorizing the
 lease  of  certain  lands for the Albany NanoTech Complex, is amended by
 adding a new section 5-a to read as follows:
   § 5-A. 1. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL ONLY APPLY TO EMPLOYEES
 IN THE UNCLASSIFIED SERVICE AT THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK.
   2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO  THE  CONTRARY,  THE
 STATE  UNIVERSITY  OF  NEW YORK OR AN AFFILIATED OR ASSOCIATED ENTITY OF
 THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK SHALL NOT CONTRACT OUT  TO  THE  GROUND
 LESSEE OR ANY SUBSIDIARY OF THE GROUND LESSEE OR THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
 FOR  THE  STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK FOR ANY SERVICES OR PRIVATIZE ANY
 SERVICES CURRENTLY BEING PERFORMED  BY  EMPLOYEES  IN  THE  UNCLASSIFIED
 SERVICE  AT  THE  STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY. ALL SUCH FUNC-
 TIONS AND SERVICES CURRENTLY  PERFORMED  BY  EMPLOYEES  IN  UNCLASSIFIED
 SERVICE SHALL BE PERFORMED BY EMPLOYEES IN THE UNCLASSIFIED SERVICE.
   3.  NOTHING  IN  THIS ACT RELATING TO THE LEASE OF PROPERTY TO PRIVATE
 ENTITIES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT, CONSTRUCTION, OR OPERATION  OF  FACILITIES
 SHALL  BE  DEEMED TO WAIVE OR IMPAIR ANY RIGHTS OR BENEFITS OF EMPLOYEES
 OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK THAT OTHERWISE WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO
 THEM PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE CERTIFIED REPRESEN-
 TATIVES OF SUCH EMPLOYEES AND THE STATE OF NEW  YORK  OR  PROVISIONS  OF
 ARTICLE  FOURTEEN  OF  THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW.  SUNY AND THE STATE OF NEW
 YORK ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR OBLIGATIONS AS AN EMPLOYER AND  AGREE  THAT  THEY
 WILL  NOT  EXERCISE  THEIR  RIGHT TO CONTRACT OUT FOR SERVICES UNDER ANY
 APPLICABLE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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