Assembly Bill A5263

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes that guardians ad litem in Westchester county are considered employees under the public officers law

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Current Bill Status Via S5086 - Signed by Governor

  • 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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2023-A5263 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5086
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §17, Pub Off L

2023-A5263 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes that guardians ad litem in Westchester county are considered employees for the purposes of representation and indemnification in civil actions resulting from actions taken during the scope of their employment.

2023-A5263 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5263
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 7, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. SAYEGH -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the public officers law, in relation to the employee
   status of certain persons working as guardians ad litem in the  county
   of Westchester
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (w) of subdivision 1 of section 17 of the  public
 officers law, as added by chapter 510 of the laws of 2010, is amended to
 read as follows:
   (w)  For  purposes  of this section, the term "employee" shall include
 (I) a person certified by the office of court administration and paid by
 the city of New York to serve as a guardian ad litem  in  an  action  or
 proceeding pending in the housing part of the civil court of the city of
 New  York;  OR  (II)  A PERSON CERTIFIED BY THE OFFICE OF COURT ADMINIS-
 TRATION AND PAID BY THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER TO SERVE AS A GUARDIAN  AD
 LITEM  IN  A  NON-PAYMENT,  HOLDOVER, OR OTHER LANDLORD-TENANT ACTION OR
 PROCEEDING PENDING IN A VILLAGE, TOWN, CITY, OR OTHER COURT IN THE COUN-
 TY OF WESTCHESTER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09568-01-3

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