What's happening
This bill prohibits New York public employees from facing wage or payment penalties for living outside the municipality they work for, if otherwise allowed by law.
Why it matters
Protects public employees who are allowed to live outside the municipality they work for from losing wages or being fined. this means even if a local rule or contract tries to impose a penalty, it would be invalid under state law.
Ensures equal treatment for all eligible public employees statewide. , removing potential local disparities where some municipalities might try to impose extra costs on nonresident workers, even when state law allows their residency.
Could impact local government hiring and retention. by making it easier for qualified candidates who live outside certain boundaries to accept jobs, knowing they won’t face unexpected financial penalties as a condition of their employment.
Limits the ability of municipalities to use financial incentives or disincentives to enforce residency preferences. , potentially affecting local efforts to encourage employees to reside within their borders for economic or civic reasons.
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Who cares
Public officers living outside their employing municipality
The bill would bar required wage forfeitures, payments or levies tied to nonresidency when they live in a locality permitted by applicable law.
Local governments employing nonresident public officers
The bill would prevent them from imposing those financial conditions through employment terms or agreements, despite contrary local laws or rules.
Unions representing public officers
The bill would make residency-related financial obligations in agreements unenforceable for officers whose out-of-municipality residence is legally permitted.
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End Residency Penalties for Workers
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History
- Referred to governmental operations
- Referred to governmental operations
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.
End Residency Penalties for Workers
In Senate Committee · Investigations And Government Operations · Sponsor David Carlucci
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STATE OF NEW YORK
5215
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 7, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. RAMOS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to the removal of residency penalties related to employment by any political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Legislative finding and declaration. The legislature hereby finds and declares that there is a substantial state interest in the fair and equitable treatment of public officers throughout the state who are permitted to reside in localities outside the political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which they work. That substantial state interest would be furthered by establishing that any public officer who resides in a permitted locality shall not be subject to any levy or payment by residing in a permitted locality. Therefore, the legislature declares the necessity for the enactment of this act to establish that any public officer who is or becomes a nonresident of a political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he or she is employed shall not be obligated to forgo wages or make a payment because he or she is or becomes a nonresident by residing in a locality permitted by state or other applicable law.
§ 2. Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding a new subdivision 68 to read as follows:
68. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section or of any general, special or local law, charter, code, ordinance, resolution, rule or regulation to the contrary, any person subject to the residency requirements of this section who resides in a political subdivision or municipal corporation permitted by this section or any other applicable law shall not be obligated or required to forgo or make any payment or satisfy any levy pursuant to a condition of employment or an agreement
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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by such person if such person is or becomes a nonresident of the political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state.
§ 3. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such date.
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