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
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                                        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.
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