What's happening
Writing a plain-English summary… Track this bill to get it by email.
Why it matters
Albany, before your first meeting.
Every bill that moved yesterday, summarized in a sentence and ranked by impact. The Albany Scorecard follows on Sundays.
Free. Unsubscribe in one click. Want alerts on specific bills? Create an account.
Who cares
Headline styles
Sponsors
Senator · Senate District 43
1 Co-sponsor
History
- Signed chap.574
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.501
- Substituted for A8111
- Referred to governmental operations
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 62–0
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.863
Show 1 earlier action
- Referred to finance
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Relates to activities by former state officers
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Peter Abbate
Full text
The text isn't available here yet. Check nysenate.gov.
Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S5109
Title of bill
An act to amend the public officers law, in relation to activities by former state officers
Purpose
Extends an exemption until 2012 for state officers and employees prohibited from appearing or practicing before his or her former agency for compensation if he or she was terminated due to reductions in the state workforce.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 amends paragraph (b) of subdivision 8 of section 73 of the public officers law, as amended by chapter 306 of the laws of 2009, by specifying that the provisions of subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) of that subdivision shall not apply to any state officer or employee terminated on or after January 1, 1995 and before April 1, 1999, or on or after January 1, 2009 and before April 1, 2012, because of economy, consolidation, or abolition of functions, curtailment of activities, or other reduction in the state workforce.
Section 1 continues to require that on or before the date of such termination of employment, the state agency shall provide to the terminated employee a written certification that the employee has been terminated because of economy, consolidation, or abolition of functions, curtailment of activities, or other reduction in the state workforce, and such employee is covered by the provisions of that paragraph.
Section 1 further requires that the written certification contain a notice describing the rights and responsibilities of the employee pursuant to the provisions of that section, and sets forth the information to be contained in the certification and notice.
Section 2 provides for an effective date of January 1, 2011.
Justification
State officers and employees involuntarily terminated because of reductions in the state workforce should not be prohibited from reentering the workforce where opportunities are available.
Fiscal implications
No fiscal implications.
Local fiscal implications
No local fiscal implications.
Effective date
Effective immediately and retroactively to January 1, 2011.
Summaries, headlines and scores are AI-generated from the official bill text. How we score bills. Source: NYS Open Legislation.