Bill Text: NY A04957 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Provides that any records indicating the proposed terms of a collective bargaining agreement be made available to the public immediately following approval of such proposed terms by a public employee union and at least two weeks prior to approval or rejection of such proposed terms by the public employer; further provides that copies of all proposed school district collective bargaining agreements, employment contracts or amendments to such contracts be placed on the school district website, if such website exists, and within the local public libraries and offices of such school districts at least two weeks prior to approval or rejection of such proposed public employee union or school district proposed collective bargaining agreements or action taken to approve other employment contracts or amendments thereto.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 9-5)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-05-31 - held for consideration in governmental operations [A04957 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-A04957-Amended.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4957--A 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 9, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GALEF -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. AMEDORE, BOYLAND, CALHOUN, COOK, CORWIN, FITZPATRICK, KOLB, McDONOUGH, MOLINA- RO, SAYWARD, THIELE, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to certain collec- tive bargaining agreements THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 2 of section 87 of the public 2 officers law, as added by chapter 933 of the laws of 1977, is amended to 3 read as follows: 4 (c) if disclosed would impair present or imminent contract awards or 5 collective bargaining negotiations: (I) PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT RECORDS 6 INDICATING THE PROPOSED TERMS OF A PUBLIC EMPLOYEE UNION OR SCHOOL 7 DISTRICT COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT TOGETHER WITH FACTS DESCRIBING 8 THE ECONOMIC IMPACT AND ANY NEW COSTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO SUCH AGREEMENT, 9 CONTRACT OR AMENDMENT SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC IMMEDIATELY 10 FOLLOWING APPROVAL OF SUCH PROPOSED TERMS BY A PUBLIC EMPLOYEE UNION, 11 AND AT LEAST TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE APPROVAL OR REJECTION OF SUCH 12 PROPOSED TERMS BY THE PUBLIC EMPLOYER WHEN SUCH RECORDS ARE SENT TO 13 MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEE UNION FOR THEIR APPROVAL OR REJECTION; 14 AND 15 (II) THAT COPIES OF ALL PROPOSED PUBLIC EMPLOYEE UNION OR SCHOOL 16 DISTRICT COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS, EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS OR 17 AMENDMENTS TO SUCH CONTRACTS TOGETHER WITH FACTS DESCRIBING THE ECONOMIC 18 IMPACT AND ANY NEW COSTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO SUCH AGREEMENT, CONTRACT OR 19 AMENDMENT BE PLACED ON THE MUNICIPAL OR SCHOOL DISTRICT WEBSITES, IF 20 SUCH WEBSITES EXIST, AND WITHIN THE LOCAL PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND OFFICES 21 OF SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICTS OR IN THE CASE OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREE- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00350-02-1 A. 4957--A 2 1 MENTS NEGOTIATED BY THE STATE OF NEW YORK, ON THE WEBSITE OF THE GOVER- 2 NOR'S OFFICE OF EMPLOYEE RELATIONS AT LEAST TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO APPROVAL 3 OR REJECTION OF SUCH PROPOSED PUBLIC EMPLOYEE UNION OR SCHOOL DISTRICT 4 PROPOSED COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS OR ACTION TAKEN TO APPROVE 5 OTHER EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS OR AMENDMENTS THERETO; 6 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.