Senate Bill S4945

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Prohibits payment of bonuses to employees and board members of state or local authorities

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Corporations, Authorities And Commissions 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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2013-S4945 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5587
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:
2011-2012: A5888
2015-2016: A1220
2017-2018: A3756

2013-S4945 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits payment of bonuses to employees and board members of state and local authorities.

2013-S4945 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S4945 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4945

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 1, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  RANZENHOFER -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations, Author-
  ities and Commissions

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation  to  prohibiting
  bonuses for employees of state or local authorities

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

  Section 1. The public authorities law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
section 2854 to read as follows:
  S  2854. PROHIBITION ON PAYMENT OF BONUSES AT STATE AND LOCAL AUTHORI-
TIES. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW, COMPENSATION PAID OR  OTHER-
WISE  PROVIDED TO INDIVIDUALS EMPLOYED BY OR ON BEHALF OF STATE OR LOCAL
AUTHORITIES SHALL BE LIMITED TO COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS COMPARABLE  TO
THOSE  BENEFITS PROVIDED TO CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES, AND, IF APPLICABLE,
REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES. NO BONUS OF ANY NATURE SHALL BE PAID  TO  ANY
INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYED BY OR ON BEHALF OF A STATE OR LOCAL AUTHORITY UNLESS
THE  BONUS  IS  PAID  PURSUANT  TO  A WRITTEN AGREEMENT WITH PERFORMANCE
GOALS, EXECUTED AND RATIFIED BY THE BOARD OF THE STATE OR LOCAL AUTHORI-
TY BEFORE THE PERFORMANCE IS RENDERED. PRIOR TO AWARDING  THE  BONUS,  A
WRITTEN  EVALUATION  OF  THE  PERFORMANCE RENDERED, IN COMPARISON TO THE
PREDETERMINED PERFORMANCE GOALS, SHALL BE  RATIFIED  BY  THE  BOARD  AND
RECORDED  IN  THE BOARD MINUTES. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL SUPERSEDE
ANY COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO PRIOR TO THE  EFFECTIVE
DATE  OF THIS SECTION. IN NO EVENT SHALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF A STATE
OR LOCAL AUTHORITY RECEIVE A BONUS OF  ANY  NATURE.    NOTHING  IN  THIS
SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO AUTHORIZE PAYMENT OF AFTER THE FACT BONUS-
ES  OR  PAYMENTS FOR PERFORMANCE ALREADY RENDERED AND FULLY COMPENSATED,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO A RETROACTIVE  PAY  INCREASE  OR  INCENTIVE
PAYMENT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09453-01-3

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