S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4409
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 3, 2011
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. PERRY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COLTON,
         SCHROEDER -- read once and referred to the Committee  on  Governmental
         Employees
       AN ACT to amend the civil service law and the administrative code of the
         city  of New York, in relation to the ratification of a written agree-
         ment between a public employer and an employee organization
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Section 201 of the civil service law is amended by adding
    2  a new subdivision 13 to read as follows:
    3    13. THE TERM "RATIFICATION PERIOD" MEANS THE  PERIOD  OF  TIME  DURING
    4  WHICH  THE  EMPLOYEE  ORGANIZATION  SUBMITS  A  WRITTEN AGREEMENT TO ITS
    5  MEMBERSHIP FOR A VOTE OR RE-VOTE TO ACCEPT OR REJECT THE AGREEMENT,  AND
    6  (A)  IF  SUCH  AGREEMENT  IS APPROVED BY SUCH MEMBERSHIP, THE SUBSEQUENT
    7  PERIOD OF TIME DURING WHICH THE EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS MAY  PROVIDE  THE
    8  EMPLOYER  WITH  WRITTEN NOTICE FORMALLY ACCEPTING THE WRITTEN AGREEMENT;
    9  OR (B) IF SUCH AGREEMENT IS VOTED DOWN BY SUCH  MEMBERSHIP,  THE  SUBSE-
   10  QUENT  PERIOD OF TIME DURING WHICH THE EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION MAY PROVIDE
   11  THE EMPLOYER AND THE BOARD WRITTEN NOTICE FORMALLY REJECTING THE WRITTEN
   12  AGREEMENT AND NOT SUBJECTING SUCH AGREEMENT TO A RE-VOTE.
   13    S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 209 of the civil service law, as amended
   14  by chapter 216 of the laws of 1977, is amended and a new  subdivision  6
   15  is added to read as follows:
   16    1.  For purposes of this section, an impasse may be deemed to exist if
   17  the parties fail to achieve agreement at least one hundred  twenty  days
   18  prior  to  the  end of the fiscal year of the public employer; EXCEPT AS
   19  OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION SIX OF THIS SECTION.
   20    6. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW,  RULE,  REGULATION  OR  AGREEMENT  TO  THE
   21  CONTRARY, ONCE A WRITTEN AGREEMENT REGARDING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF
   22  EMPLOYMENT HAS BEEN NEGOTIATED SUBJECT TO RATIFICATION BY ALL OR PART OF
   23  THE  MEMBERSHIP OF AN EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION, THE PUBLIC EMPLOYER, WHO IS
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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    1  A PARTY TO SUCH AGREEMENT, SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED TO WITHDRAW OR  OTHER-
    2  WISE  REPUDIATE  ITS TERMS DURING THE RATIFICATION PERIOD. NOT MORE THAN
    3  ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DAYS FROM THE DATE UPON WHICH AN AGREEMENT  WHICH  IS
    4  SUBJECT  TO  RATIFICATION  BY  AN EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION IS SIGNED BY THE
    5  PUBLIC EMPLOYER AND THE EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION, THE EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION
    6  SHALL INFORM, IN WRITING AND AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE:   (A) THE  EMPLOYER
    7  THAT SUCH RATIFICATION PROCESS IS CONCLUDED AND THE SUBJECT AGREEMENT IS
    8  FORMALLY  ACCEPTED;  OR  (B)  THE  EMPLOYER  AND THE BOARD THAT (I) SUCH
    9  RATIFICATION PROCESS IS CONCLUDED AND THE SUBJECT AGREEMENT IS  FORMALLY
   10  REJECTED AND IS NOT SUBJECT TO A RE-VOTE; OR (II) SUCH SUBJECT AGREEMENT
   11  IS  PENDING  RECONSIDERATION  AND RE-VOTE BY THE EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION'S
   12  MEMBERSHIP ON A FUTURE DATE CERTAIN. NO IMPASSE SHALL BE DEEMED TO EXIST
   13  UNTIL SUCH RATIFICATION PERIOD HAS ENDED.
   14    S 3. Subdivision 1 of section  209-a  of  the  civil  service  law  is
   15  amended by adding a new paragraph (e-1) to read as follows:
   16    (E-1)  TO INTERFERE WITH, RESTRAIN OR COERCE INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OR THE
   17  EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION, THROUGH STATEMENTS OR ACTIONS, WITH THE INTENT OF
   18  AFFECTING THE OUTCOME OF A VOTE  OR  RE-VOTE  AT  ANY  TIME,  INCLUDING,
   19  DURING THE RATIFICATION PERIOD;
   20    S 4. Paragraph 5 of subdivision a of section 12-306 of the administra-
   21  tive  code  of  the city of New York, as added by local law number 26 of
   22  the city of New York for the year 1998, is amended and a new paragraph 6
   23  is added to read as follows:
   24    (5) to unilaterally make any change as to  any  mandatory  subject  of
   25  collective  bargaining  or  as  to  any term and condition of employment
   26  established in the prior contract, during a period of negotiations  with
   27  a  public  employee  organization as defined in subdivision d of section
   28  12-311 of this chapter[.];
   29    (6) TO INTERFERE WITH, RESTRAIN OR COERCE INDIVIDUAL  MEMBERS  OR  THE
   30  EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION, THROUGH STATEMENTS OR ACTIONS, WITH THE INTENT OF
   31  AFFECTING  THE  OUTCOME  OF  A  VOTE  OR RE-VOTE AT ANY TIME, INCLUDING,
   32  DURING THE RATIFICATION PERIOD, AS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED ONE OF
   33  THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW.
   34    S 5. Paragraph 5 of subdivision c of section 12-306 of the administra-
   35  tive code of the city of New York is amended and a new  paragraph  6  is
   36  added to read as follows:
   37    (5)  if  an  agreement  is  reached, to execute upon request a written
   38  document embodying the agreed terms, and  to  take  such  steps  as  are
   39  necessary to implement the agreement[.];
   40    (6)  IF  A WRITTEN AGREEMENT IS SUBMITTED TO THE MEMBERSHIP FOR A VOTE
   41  OR RE-VOTE AND IS VOTED DOWN,  SUCH  AGREEMENT  SHALL  REMAIN  OPEN  FOR
   42  ACCEPTANCE  OR REJECTION BY THE EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION DURING A RATIFICA-
   43  TION PERIOD, AS DEFINED BY SECTION TWO HUNDRED ONE OF THE CIVIL  SERVICE
   44  LAW.
   45    S 6. This act shall take effect immediately.