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Senate Bill S1381
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Corporations, Authorities And Commissions 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
2011-S1381 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A206
- Current Committee:
- Senate Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
- Law Section:
- Public Authorities Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง2854, Pub Auth L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S5790, A2000
2013-2014: S1251, A3517
2015-2016: A253
2017-2018: A1041
2011-S1381 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Enacts the "public authorities teleworking expansion act"; provides that each public authority with twenty-five or more employees shall establish a policy and program to allow employees to perform all or a portion of their duties through teleworking to the maximum extent possible without diminished employee performance; defines the term "telework" to mean to perform normal and regular work functions at home that ordinarily would be performed at the authority's location or facility, thereby eliminating or substantially reducing the physical commute to and from such authority's principal location; requires that prior to establishing a teleworking program, each authority shall determine whether or not such program is cost effective
2011-S1381 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1381 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to enacting the "teleworking expansion act" PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To increase teleworking by employees of public authorities and thereby reduce commuting by authority employees. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: The public authorities law is amended by the addition of section 2852 to require all authorities with twenty five or more employees to establish a policy and program to allow employees to perform some or all of their duties through telework and designate a telework coordinator to oversee teleworking programs. JUSTIFICATION: Concerns about the impact of pollution and congestion created by automobile traffic requires that the public sector work to reduce, as much as is practical, the need for employees to travel as
2011-S1381 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1381 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 7, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PERKINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to enacting the "public authorities teleworking expansion act" THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "public authorities teleworking expansion act". S 2. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new section 2854 to read as follows: S 2854. TELEWORKING PROGRAMS. 1. EVERY AUTHORITY WITH TWENTY-FIVE OR MORE EMPLOYEES SHALL ESTABLISH A POLICY AND PROGRAM TO ALLOW SUCH EMPLOYEES TO PERFORM ALL OR A PORTION OF THEIR DUTIES THROUGH TELEWORK- ING TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT POSSIBLE WITHOUT DIMINISHED EMPLOYEE PERFORM- ANCE, PROVIDED THAT ANY PUBLIC AUTHORITY WITH A UNIONIZED WORKFORCE SHALL ENGAGE IN COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PRIOR TO ESTABLISHING SUCH A PROGRAM FOR ITS UNIONIZED EMPLOYEES. EACH AUTHORITY SHALL DESIGNATE A "TELEWORK COORDINATOR" TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSEEING THE IMPLEMENTA- TION OF TELEWORKING PROGRAMS. 2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "TELEWORK" SHALL MEAN TO PERFORM NORMAL AND REGULAR WORK FUNCTIONS ON A WORKDAY AT HOME THAT ORDINARILY WOULD BE PERFORMED AT THE AUTHORITY'S LOCATION OR FACILITY, THEREBY ELIMINATING OR SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCING THE PHYSICAL COMMUTE TO AND FROM SUCH AUTHORITY'S PRINCIPAL LOCATION. 3. PRIOR TO ESTABLISHING A TELEWORKING PROGRAM, EACH AUTHORITY SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT SUCH PROGRAM IS COST EFFECTIVE. EACH PARTIC- IPATING AUTHORITY SHALL THEN DEFINE WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN SUCH PROGRAM, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS AND CRITERIA: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01238-01-1
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