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May 15, 2018 |
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Jan 03, 2018 |
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Jan 12, 2017 |
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Assembly Bill A1444
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
CROUCH
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
William A. Barclay
William Colton
Christopher Friend
Joseph Giglio
2017-A1444 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-A1444 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Prohibits the unilateral diminution of health insurance benefits of public employee retirees and their dependents or reducing the employer's contributions for such insurance from May 1, 2008 until May 15, 2018; defines employers to include the state, municipalities, school districts, and public authorities and commissions.
2017-A1444 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1444 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 12, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CROUCH, BARCLAY, COLTON, FRIEND, GIGLIO, McDO- NOUGH, McKEVITT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Govern- mental Employees AN ACT in relation to affecting the health insurance benefits and contributions of certain retired public employees THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. From May 1, 2008 until May 15, 2018, a public employer shall be prohibited from diminishing the health insurance benefits provided to 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 bene- fits or contributions is effected from the appropriate level as of May 1, 2008 during this period by such employer from the corresponding group of active employees for such retirees. For the purpose of this act, "public employer" shall mean the following: (i) the state; (ii) a coun- ty, city, town or village; (iii) a school district, board of cooperative educational services, vocational education and extension board or a school district as enumerated in section 1 of chapter 566 of the laws of 1967, as amended; (iv) any governmental entity operating a college or university; (v) a public improvement or special district; (vi) a public authority, commission or public benefit corporation; or (vii) any other public corporation, agency, instrumentality or unit of government which exercises governmental power under the laws of this state. § 2. Nothing contained in this act shall supersede or diminish the terms of a collective bargaining agreement. § 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to have been in full force and effect on and after May 1, 2008. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01007-01-7
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