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Title of bill
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to the prohibition of new or extensions of existing contracts by the state or any municipality to provide a person with the use of a vehicle on a twenty-four hour basis
Purpose
This bill provides that neither the state nor any municipal subdivision thereof and any department, bureau, board, commission, authority or any other agency or instrumentality of the state or any municipal subdivision thereof shall provide or enter into a contract or agreement to provide any person the use of a vehicle on a twenty-four hour basis.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1 - adds a new section 162-a to the Executive Law to provide that the state, and any municipal subdivision thereof and any department, bureau, board, commission, authority or any other agency or instrumentality of the state or any municipal subdivision thereof shall provide or enter into a contract or agreement to provide any person the use of a vehicle on a twenty-four hour basis.
Section 2 - Effective date.
Current law
Currently, twenty-four hour vehicles are provided to employees by state and local governments across the state.
Justification
Twenty-four hour employee use of a vehicle is an extravagance that our state and local governments can no longer afford. Often, this perk is justified on the basis that the employee may be called at any time, but there is no reason why, when most employees are responsible for getting to work with their own transportation, a select few should get this special treatment. Getting to and from work should be a prerequisite for all employees. The costs of purchasing or leasing, maintaining and insuring these vehicles by state and local governments is enormous. With business and individual taxpayers "tightening their belts" to survive the current economic downturn, it is both appropriate and prudent that the state also cut unnecessary expenses.
Fiscal implications
Substantial savings to state and local governments.
Legislative history
New bill.
Effective date
April 1, 2010
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