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Apr 27, 2009 |
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Senate Bill S5020
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-S5020 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A1814
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §2854, rpld sub 3 ¶(b-1), Ed L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
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A1651
2009-S5020 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides that employees of charter schools shall be entitled to be represented by the same collective bargaining unit that represents the public school employees of the school district in which the charter school is located, and shall be entitled to the same retirement system membership as such public school employees are entitled.
2009-S5020 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5020 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the education law, in relation to the rights of employees of charter schools; and to repeal paragraph (b-1) of subdivision 3 of section 2854 of such law relating to collective bargaining representation of employees of charter schools PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : To provide that charter school employees are entitled to the same collective bargaining representation and retirement as public school employees. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Paragraph (b) of subdivision 3 of section 2854 of the Education Law is amended to specify that all employees of newly created charter schools, as well as charter schools that are converted from an existing public school, will be entitled to the same representation as employees of the school district in which the charter school is located. Paragraph (b-1) of subdivision 3 of Section 2854 of the Education Law is repealed to conform with the above amendment. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 3 of Section 2854 of the Education Law is amended to require that employees of charter schools must be members of the appropriate public retirement system.
2009-S5020 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5020 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 27, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the rights of employ- ees of charter schools; and to repeal paragraph (b-1) of subdivision 3 of section 2854 of such law relating to collective bargaining repre- sentation of employees of charter schools THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subdivision 3 of section 2854 of the education law, as added by chapter 4 of the laws of 1998, are amended to read as follows: (b) The school employees of a charter school [that has been converted from an existing public school] who are eligible for representation under article fourteen of the civil service law shall be deemed to be included within the negotiating unit containing like titles or posi- tions, if any, for the school district in which such charter school is located and shall be subject to the collective bargaining agreement covering that school district negotiating unit; provided, however, that a majority of the members of a negotiating unit within a charter school may modify, in writing, a collective bargaining agreement for the purposes of employment in the charter school with the approval of the board of trustees of the charter school. (c) The employees of the charter school [may] SHALL be deemed employ- ees of the local school district for the purpose of providing retirement benefits, including membership in the teachers' retirement system and other retirement systems open to employees of public schools. The finan- cial contributions for such benefits shall be the responsibility of the charter school and the school's employees. The commissioner, in consul- tation with the comptroller, shall develop regulations to implement the provisions of this paragraph in a manner that allows charter schools to EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01398-01-9
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