Assembly Bill A5992

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Creates a collective bargaining by region for school districts that choose to opt in

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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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2015-A5992 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง215, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A6377
2013-2014: A5908

2015-A5992 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a collective bargaining by region for school districts that choose to opt in; provides that such regional agreements shall apply to all districts which choose to opt-in, whether BOCES members or not, and would be limited to compensation, unless other subjects are agreed upon; makes related provisions.

2015-A5992 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5992

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 9, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. GALEF, MONTESANO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
  A. KATZ -- read once and referred to  the  Committee  on  Governmental
  Employees

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  civil  service  law,  in relation to collective
  bargaining by region for school districts

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

  Section  1.  The  civil service law is amended by adding a new section
215 to read as follows:
  S 215. COLLECTIVE BARGAINING BY REGION FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS.  1.   ANY
PROVISION  OF ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, OR LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE, RESOLUTION,
RULE OR REGULATION RELATING TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION IS  SUPER-
SEDED  BY  THIS SECTION TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS INCONSISTENT THEREWITH,
BUT SHALL REMAIN APPLICABLE AND IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT TO  THE  EXTENT
THAT IT IS CONSISTENT THEREWITH.
  2.  THE  DIRECTOR OF THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF EMPLOYEE RELATIONS SHALL
MAKE AVAILABLE LABOR RELATIONS PROFESSIONALS WHO SHALL PROVIDE TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE AND ADVICE TO DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS AND  THEIR  BOARDS  OF
COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES TO FACILITATE THE REGIONAL BARGAINING
PROCEDURE AND TO COORDINATE AN  EFFICIENT  AND  EFFECTIVE  PROCESS  BOTH
REGIONALLY  AND  AMONG ALL THE SUPERVISORY DISTRICTS IN WHICH THERE IS A
REGIONAL COLLECTIVE BARGAINING TEAM.
  3. IN EACH SUPERVISORY DISTRICT GOVERNED BY  A  BOARD  OF  COOPERATIVE
EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES  PURSUANT  TO  THE  EDUCATION LAW THERE SHALL BE A
REGIONAL COLLECTIVE BARGAINING TEAM. SUCH TEAM SHALL CONSIST OF NO  LESS
THAN  THREE  AND  NO  MORE  THAN SEVEN PERSONS APPOINTED BY THE DISTRICT
SUPERINTENDENT, UPON THE ADVICE AND CONSULTATION OF THE DIRECTOR OF  THE
GOVERNOR'S  OFFICE  OF EMPLOYEE RELATIONS, EACH OF WHOM MUST BE APPROVED
BY MAJORITY VOTE OF THE BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES.
  4. THE EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTING TEACHERS IN EACH BARGAINING
UNIT FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITHIN  THE  SUPERVISORY  DISTRICT  SHALL

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01445-01-5
              

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