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Senate Bill S4624
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Corporations, Authorities And Commissions 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
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2019-S4624 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
- Law Section:
- Public Authorities Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §2854, Pub Auth L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2017-2018:
S7932
2021-2022: S7599
2019-S4624 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4624 SPONSOR: RANZENHOFER TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to employment agreements by state and local authorities PURPOSE: To bar certain severance agreements in employment contracts or agree- ments entered into by state and local authorities. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends the Public Authority Law to add a new section 2854. This section provides that no state or local authority shall enter into an employment contract or agreement or extension or renewal of a contract or agreement that provides that in the event the employed person shall cease employment, such person shall receive any payment or other benefit not required by state or federal law in an amount in excess of the periodic payment or benefit such person was receiving when employment ended or for a period in excess of ten weeks after such
2019-S4624 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4624 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 18, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sens. RANZENHOFER, JACOBS -- read twice and ordered print- ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to employment agreements by state and 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. EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS. NO STATE OR LOCAL AUTHORITY SHALL ENTER INTO AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT OR AGREEMENT OR EXTENSION OR RENEWAL OF A CONTRACT OR AGREEMENT WITH ANY PERSON THAT PROVIDES THAT, IN THE EVENT THE PERSON SHALL CEASE EMPLOYMENT, SUCH PERSON SHALL RECEIVE ANY PAYMENT OR OTHER BENEFIT NOT REQUIRED BY STATE OR FEDERAL LAW: (A) IN AN AMOUNT IN EXCESS OF THE PERIODIC PAYMENT OR BENEFIT SUCH PERSON WAS RECEIVING WHEN EMPLOYMENT ENDED; OR (B) FOR A PERIOD IN EXCESS OF TEN WEEKS AFTER SUCH EMPLOYMENT ENDS. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to any contract or renewal or extension of contract dated after this act shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02222-01-9
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