Assembly Bill A3756

2017-2018 Legislative Session

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

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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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2017-A3756 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2854, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A5888
2013-2014: A5587
2015-2016: A1220

2017-A3756 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2017-A3756 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3756
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 30, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Corporations, Authorities 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:
   § 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.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07505-01-7

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