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- Referred to education
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Provides that charter school employees are entitled to same collective bargaining representation and retirement as public school employees; repealer
In Assembly Committee · Education · Sponsor Catherine Nolan
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Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to the rights of employees of charter schools; and to repeal paragraph (b-1) of subdivision 3 of section 2854 of such law relating to collective bargaining representation of employees of charter schools
Purpose or general idea of bill
To provide that charter school employees are entitled to the same collective bargaining representation and retirement as public school employees.
Summary of specific provisions
Paragraph (b) of subdivision 3 of section 2854 of the Education Law is amended to specify that all employees of newly created charter schools, as well as charter schools that are converted from an existing public school, will be entitled to the same representation as employees of the school district in which the charter school is located. Paragraph (b-1) of subdivision 3 of Section 2854 of the Education Law is repealed to conform with the above amendment. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 3 of Section 2854 of the Education Law is amended to require that employees of charter schools must be members of the appropriate public retirement system.
Justification
This bill will protect the rights of employees of charter schools throughout the state by ensuring that they are entitled to the same union representation as employees of the school district in which the charter school is located. Since charter school employees are deemed public employees for the purposes of Article 14 of the Civil Service Law, they should be entitled to the same collective bargaining rights, benefit enhancements and retirement privileges that all other public education employees enjoy.
Legislative history
A.9178 of 2001-2002; A.8009 of 2003-2004; A.1354 of 2005-2006 and A.3527 of 2007-2008
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect 30 days after it shall have become a law.
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