Assembly Actions -
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Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to governmental employees |
Apr 05, 2011 |
reported referred to ways and means |
Mar 21, 2011 |
referred to governmental employees |
Assembly Bill A6536
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ABBATE
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
co-Sponsors
David Weprin
William Colton
Grace Meng
Aileen Gunther
multi-Sponsors
Thomas Abinanti
Ronald Canestrari
William Magee
2011-A6536 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S4515
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Governmental Employees
- Law Section:
- Insurance
2011-A6536 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6536 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 21, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ABBATE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees AN ACT prohibiting public employers from diminishing the health insur- ance benefits and contributions of retired public employees in the New York state and local employees' retirement system THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. On and after the effective date of this act, a public employer shall be prohibited from diminishing the health insurance bene- fits provided to public employee retirees and their dependents or the contributions such employer makes for such health insurance coverage below the level of such benefits or contributions made on behalf of such retirees and their dependents by such employer unless a corresponding diminution of benefits or contributions is effected from the level of benefits or contributions provided to a corresponding group of active employees for such retirees. S 2. For purposes of this act, "public employee retirees and their dependents" shall mean retired members and dependents of the New York state and local employees' retirement system. S 3. For purposes of this act, "public employer" shall mean the following: (i) the state; (ii) a county, city, town or village; (iii) any governmental entity operating a college or university; (iv) a public improvement or special district; (v) a public authority, commission or public benefit corporation; or (vi) any other public corporation, agen- cy, instrumentality or unit of government which exercises governmental power under the laws of this state. S 4. Nothing contained in this act shall supersede or diminish the terms of a collective bargaining agreement. S 5. Nothing contained in this act shall require a public employer which does not provide health insurance benefits to retirees and their dependents as of the effective date of this act to offer such benefits. S 6. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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