Bill Text: NY S06617 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Provides that the comptroller shall cause, in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the comptroller, that a state employee's net salary may be deposited directly in a bank for any purpose to an account in the name of such employee.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-07-21 - SIGNED CHAP.442 [S06617 Detail]
Download: New_York-2021-S06617-Amended.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6617--A Cal. No. 267 2021-2022 Regular Sessions IN SENATE May 10, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- (at request of the State Comptroller) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance -- recommitted to the Committee on Finance in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, passed by Senate and delivered to the Assembly, recalled, vote reconsidered, restored to third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to the direct deposit of certain salaries The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 4 of section 200 of the state 2 finance law, as amended by chapter 641 of the laws of 1997, is amended 3 to read as follows: 4 (a) (i) Upon the written request from a state employee hired on or 5 before January first, two thousand twenty-three, the comptroller may 6 cause, in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant 7 to paragraph (b) of this subdivision, such employee's net salary, or any 8 portion thereof designated by the employee, to be deposited directly in 9 a bank for any purpose to an account in the name of such employee, on 10 forms provided by the comptroller, and duly filed in accordance with 11 such regulations. 12 (ii) On and after January first, two thousand twenty-three, the comp- 13 troller shall cause, in accordance with the rules and regulations 14 promulgated pursuant to paragraph (b) of this subdivision, a state 15 employee's net salary to be deposited directly in a bank for any purpose 16 to an account in the name of such employee, and into which such employee 17 has authorized such employee's net salary be deposited, on forms 18 provided by the comptroller, and duly filed in accordance with such 19 regulations. Provided, however, such employee may submit a request for EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10550-05-2S. 6617--A 2 1 exemption from the provisions of this subparagraph on a form provided by 2 the comptroller. 3 (iii) The net salary of such state employee shall be paid in the form 4 of a paper check until the employee provides the account information for 5 a bank account in such employee's name which is authorized by the 6 employee for the purpose of the direct deposit of his or her salary 7 pursuant to this subdivision. 8 (iv) Nothing set forth in this subdivision shall be construed to 9 impede, infringe upon, or supersede an agreement providing for the 10 payment of salaries between the state and an employee organization 11 representing state officers and employees who are in positions which are 12 in collective negotiating units pursuant to article fourteen of the 13 civil service law. 14 § 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2023 and shall only apply 15 to state employees hired on and after such date. Effective immediately, 16 the adoption, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation neces- 17 sary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are 18 authorized to be made by the state comptroller on or before such date.