NY State Senate Bill 2009-S50026

Senate Bill S50026

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to the implementation of the terms of a written agreement between CUNY and its employee organization; appropriation

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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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Votes

- Jun 23, 2009 - Floor Vote
  S50026
  
  62
  
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  - - Floor Vote: Jun 23, 2009
      
      aye (62)
      
      Adams
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Alesi
      
      Aubertine
      
      Bonacic
      
      Breslin
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Diaz
      
      Dilan
      
      Duane
      
      Espada
      
      Farley
      
      Flanagan
      
      Foley
      
      Fuschillo
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Hannon
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Huntley
      
      Johnson
      
      Johnson
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      Kruger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Leibell
      
      Libous
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Maziarz
      
      McDonald
      
      Monserrate
      
      Montgomery
      
      Morahan
      
      Nozzolio
      
      Onorato
      
      Oppenheimer
      
      Padavan
      
      Parker
      
      Perkins
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Robach
      
      Saland
      
      Sampson
      
      Savino
      
      Schneiderman
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Skelos
      
      Smith
      
      Squadron
      
      Stachowski
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Thompson
      
      Valesky
      
      Volker
      
      Winner
      
      Young

2009-S50026 (ACTIVE) - Details

See other versions of this Bill:: S65125 ,; S65116 ,; S65128 ,; A8898 ,; S64341 ,; S65052 ,; S65140 ,; S65131 ,; S5967 ,
Law Section:: Appropriations

2009-S50026 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the implementation of the terms of a written agreement between CUNY and its employee organization; appropriates funds therefor.

2009-S50026 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S50026

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act in relation to the implementation of the terms of a written
agreement between the city university of New York, as a public
employer, and its employee organization: international brotherhood of
teamsters local 237; and making appropriations therefor

 PURPOSE :

This bill would implement the terms of a collective bargaining
agreement between the City University of New York (CUNY), as a public
employer, and its employee organization: the International Brotherhood
of Teamsters Local 237 (IBT 237).

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1 of this bill would authorize CUNY to implement the terms of
the written collective bargaining agreement with IBT 23tin effect for
the period from August 18,2006 through September 17, 2009.

Section 2 of this bill would provide that the salary increases and
benefit modifications authorized under section 1 of the bill would be
implemented contingent upon certification by the CUNY Chancellor, the
Commissioner of the New York City Office of Labor Relations and the

Director of the New York State Governor's Office of Employee Relations
to the State Director of the Budget and State Comptroller that such
collective bargaining agreement has been fully executed and ratified
by bargaining unit members and approved by the CUNY board of trustees.

Section 3 of this bill appropriates $5,330,000 to the credit of CUNY's
Fiduciary Fund for expenses already accrued, or to accrue after July
1, 2006, to implement the terms of the agreement described in section
1 of this bill.

Section 4 of this bill appropriates $4.6 million out of moneys in the
General Fund to the credit of the local assistance account to support
the salary increases and benefit modifications authorized through the
end of the 2008-09 academic year.

Section 5 of the bill provides that it would be effective immediately
and be deemed to have been in full force and effect upon approval of
the collective bargaining agreement by the CUNY Board of Trustees and
upon ratification of such agreement by the employee organization.

 EXISTING LAW :

Chapter 135 of the Laws of2005 implemented the terms of the agreement
between CUNY and IBT 237 for the period July 1,2002 through June 30,
2006.

 STATEMENT IN SUPPORT :

This bill is necessary to implement the collective bargaining
agreement between CUNY and IBT 237 in effect for the period from
August 18, 2006 through September 17, 2009. It would ensure the
payment of negotiated salary increases and other aspects of such
collective bargaining agreement between the parties.

 BUDGET IMPLICATIONS :

This bill includes a $5.3 million Fiduciary Fund appropriation and a
$4.6 million General Fund Aid to Localities appropriation to support
the retroactive and current year costs of salary increases and benefit
modifications included in the collective bargaining agreement for the
period August 18, 2006 through September 17, 2009. The General Fund
Aid to Localities appropriation reimburses the City University of New
York for pre-financing these costs.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This bill would take effect immediately and would be deemed to have
been in full force and effect upon approval of the written agreement
by the board of trustees of CUNY and upon ratification of the written
agreement by the employee organization.

2009-S50026 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   26

                          Extraordinary Session

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 23, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of the Governor) -- read
  twice  and  ordered  printed,  and when printed to be committed to the
  Committee on Rules

AN ACT in relation to the implementation  of  the  terms  of  a  written
  agreement between the city university of New York, as a public employ-
  er,  and its employee organization: international brotherhood of team-
  sters local 237; and making appropriations therefor

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The  city  university of New York is hereby authorized to
implement the terms of the written agreement between the city university
of New York, as a public employer, and its  employee  organization,  the
international  brotherhood  of  teamsters  local  237, in effect for the
period from August 18, 2006 through September 17, 2009.
  S 2. The salary increases and benefit modifications provided  in  this
agreement  for  employees of the city university of New York pursuant to
section one of this act shall not be implemented until the chancellor of
the city university of New York, the commissioner of the New  York  city
office  of labor relations and the director of employee relations of the
state of New York shall have delivered to the director of the budget and
the comptroller of the state of New York a certificate that there is  in
effect  a  collective bargaining agreement fully executed in writing and
ratified by the bargaining unit members and approved  by  the  board  of
trustees  of  the  city  university  of  New York which provide for such
increases and modifications.
  S 3. For the city fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, the sum of  five
million  three  hundred thirty thousand dollars ($5,330,000), or so much
thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to the credit of the
fiduciary fund - city university of New York  senior  college  operating
fund  to  implement  the terms of the written agreement between the city
university and the bargaining unit described in section one of this act.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD12074-01-9

S. 26                               2

The moneys hereby appropriated shall be for expenses already accrued, or
to accrue after July 1, 2006. No money shall be available  for  expendi-
ture  from  this appropriation until a certificate of approval of avail-
ability has been issued by the director of the budget and a copy of such
certificate or any amendment thereto has been filed with the state comp-
troller,  the  chairman of the senate finance committee and the chairman
of the assembly ways and means committee.
  S 4. The sum of four million five hundred ninety-six thousand  dollars
($4,596,000),  or  so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appro-
priated out of any moneys in the state treasury in the general  fund  to
the  credit  of the local assistance account for financial assistance to
the city of New York to be paid during the city  fiscal  year  beginning
July  1, 2008. This sum is available for costs attributable to the writ-
ten agreement between the city university of New York and  its  employee
organization applicable to the city fiscal years beginning July 1, 2006;
July 1, 2007; and July 1, 2008.
  S  5.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
have been in full force and effect upon approval of the  written  agree-
ment  by  the  board  of trustees of the city university of New York and
upon ratification of the written agreement by the employee organization.

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