Senate Bill S7409

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Prohibits the state university of New York from contracting out certain services

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education 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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2025-S7409 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7427
Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Conveyance of State Land
Laws Affected:
Add §5-a, Chap 670 of 2024

2025-S7409 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the state university of New York from contracting out to the ground lessee or any subsidiary of the ground lessee or the research foundation for the state university of New York for any services or privatize any services currently being performed by employees in the unclassified service at the state university of New York at Albany.

2025-S7409 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S7409 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7409
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 15, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  FAHY  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend chapter 670 of the laws of 2024 relating to  authorizing
   the  lease  of  certain  lands  for  the  Albany  NanoTech Complex, in
   relation  to  prohibiting  the  state  university  of  New  York  from
   contracting out certain services
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Chapter 670 of the laws of 2024 relating to authorizing the
 lease of certain lands for the Albany NanoTech Complex,  is  amended  by
 adding a new section 5-a to read as follows:
   § 5-A. 1. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL ONLY APPLY TO EMPLOYEES
 IN THE UNCLASSIFIED SERVICE AT THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK.
   2.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, THE
 STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK OR AN AFFILIATED OR  ASSOCIATED  ENTITY  OF
 THE  STATE  UNIVERSITY  OF NEW YORK SHALL NOT CONTRACT OUT TO THE GROUND
 LESSEE OR ANY SUBSIDIARY OF THE GROUND LESSEE OR THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
 FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK FOR ANY SERVICES OR  PRIVATIZE  ANY
 SERVICES  CURRENTLY  BEING  PERFORMED  BY  EMPLOYEES IN THE UNCLASSIFIED
 SERVICE AT THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY.  ALL  SUCH  FUNC-
 TIONS  AND  SERVICES  CURRENTLY  PERFORMED  BY EMPLOYEES IN UNCLASSIFIED
 SERVICE SHALL BE PERFORMED BY EMPLOYEES IN THE UNCLASSIFIED SERVICE.
   3. NOTHING IN THIS ACT RELATING TO THE LEASE OF  PROPERTY  TO  PRIVATE
 ENTITIES  FOR  THE DEVELOPMENT, CONSTRUCTION, OR OPERATION OF FACILITIES
 SHALL BE DEEMED TO WAIVE OR IMPAIR ANY RIGHTS OR BENEFITS  OF  EMPLOYEES
 OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK THAT OTHERWISE WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO
 THEM PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE CERTIFIED REPRESEN-
 TATIVES  OF  SUCH  EMPLOYEES  AND THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR PROVISIONS OF
 ARTICLE FOURTEEN OF THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW.  SUNY AND THE  STATE  OF  NEW
 YORK  ACKNOWLEDGE  THEIR  OBLIGATIONS AS AN EMPLOYER AND AGREE THAT THEY
 WILL NOT EXERCISE THEIR RIGHT TO CONTRACT OUT  FOR  SERVICES  UNDER  ANY
 APPLICABLE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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