Senate Bill S5477

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the use of accrued vacation time

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Civil Service And Pensions Committee

  • 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-S5477 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1998
Current Committee:
Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §159-e, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A8391
2021-2022: S9274, A1583

2023-S5477 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows New York state employees to use accrued vacation time toward student loan payments; defines terms; requires the president of the civil service commission to promulgate necessary rules and regulations.

2023-S5477 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5477 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5477
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 6, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. JACKSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation  to  use  of  accrued
   vacation time
 
   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
 159-e to read as follows:
   §  159-E.  USE OF ACCRUED VACATION TIME TOWARDS STUDENT LOAN PAYMENTS.
 1. EVERY PUBLIC OFFICER,  EMPLOYEE  OF  THIS  STATE,  COUNTY,  COMMUNITY
 COLLEGE,  PUBLIC AUTHORITY, PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION, BOARD OF COOPER-
 ATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES (BOCES), VOCATIONAL EDUCATION  AND  EXTENSION
 BOARD, SCHOOL DISTRICT ENUMERATED IN SECTION ONE OF CHAPTER FIVE HUNDRED
 SIXTY-SIX  OF  THE  LAWS  OF NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN, MUNICIPALITY,
 SCHOOL DISTRICT OR PARTICIPATING EMPLOYER IN  THE  NEW  YORK  STATE  AND
 LOCAL  EMPLOYEES'  RETIREMENT  SYSTEM OR A PARTICIPATING EMPLOYER IN THE
 NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM  SHALL  BE  ENTITLED  TO  USE
 ACCRUED VACATION TIME TOWARD THE PAYMENT OF STUDENT LOANS.
   2.  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY EMPLOYEES
 SUBJECT TO A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT AS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF
 THIS SECTION. AN  EMPLOYEE  ORGANIZATION  MAY,  PURSUANT  TO  COLLECTIVE
 BARGAINING,  OPT IN TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION ON BEHALF OF THOSE
 PUBLIC EMPLOYEES IT IS EITHER  CERTIFIED  OR  RECOGNIZED  TO  REPRESENT,
 WITHIN  THE MEANING OF ARTICLE FOURTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER, OR MAY ALTERNA-
 TIVELY BARGAIN FOR BENEFITS GREATER OR LESS THAN THOSE PROVIDED  FOR  BY
 THIS  SECTION.  AN  EMPLOYEE  ORGANIZATION  THAT  HAS  OPTED  IN  TO THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION MAY, PURSUANT TO COLLECTIVE  BARGAINING,  OPT
 OUT  OF  IT AS IS MUTUALLY AGREED UPON BETWEEN THE EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION
 AND ANY PUBLIC EMPLOYER.
   3. NOTHING SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION SHALL  BE  CONSTRUED  TO  IMPEDE,
 INFRINGE  OR  DIMINISH  THE RIGHTS AND BENEFITS THAT ACCRUE TO EMPLOYEES
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02871-01-3

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