Bill Text: NY A09196 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Requires the reinstatement of certain officers and employees of the city of New York who were dismissed from employment due to a COVID-19 vaccine requirement including retirees, vested members and members terminated without a one-year limit on return.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced) 2024-05-16 - print number 9196a [A09196 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A09196-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                         9196--A

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    February 12, 2024
                                       ___________

        Introduced by M. of A. WILLIAMS, TAYLOR, COLTON, SAYEGH, DICKENS, DeSTE-
          FANO,  MANKTELOW,  ANGELINO,  RA, PIROZZOLO, E. BROWN -- read once and
          referred to the  Committee  on  Governmental  Employees  --  committee
          discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
          to said committee

        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  administrative code of the city of New York, in
          relation to the reinstatement of certain officers  and  employees  who
          were dismissed from employment due to a COVID-19 vaccine requirement

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is  amended
     2  by adding a new section 12-142 to read as follows:
     3    § 12-142 Reinstatement of certain officers and employees dismissed for
     4  COVID-19 vaccination requirements. Officers or employees including reti-
     5  rees,  vested members and members terminated without a one-year limit on
     6  return of the city or of any agency  thereof  who  were  dismissed  from
     7  employment due to the failure of such officer or employee to comply with
     8  a  COVID-19  vaccine  requirement,  shall  be reinstated to their former
     9  position, in the same position or title and at the same salary and bene-
    10  fits with retention of seniority, as such employee was  receiving  imme-
    11  diately prior to their dismissal. Such officer or employee seeking rein-
    12  statement shall also be exempt from any waiver of civil service rights.
    13    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11656-06-4