What's happening
This bill extends salary protection to provisional and temporary employees when positions are reclassified or reallocated in New York civil service.
Why it matters
Expands salary protection beyond just permanent employees. Provisional and temporary civil service workers will now be shielded from pay cuts when their job positions are reclassified or reallocated, which previously only applied to permanent staff.
Promotes fairness and stability for all public employees. By including provisional and temporary employees, the bill aims to reduce economic insecurity and potential inequities between different types of workers doing similar jobs for the state.
Could impact workforce morale and retention. Ensuring that provisional and temporary employees are not financially penalized during organizational changes may improve job satisfaction and help the state retain experienced workers in these roles.
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Protect Pay for Temp Workers
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- Referred to civil service and pensions
- Referred to civil service and pensions
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Protect Pay for Temp Workers
In Assembly Committee · Governmental Employees · Sponsor Peter Abbate
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STATE OF NEW YORK
6218
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
May 23, 2019
Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to granting salary protection for provisional and temporary employees
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 121 of the civil service law, as added by chapter 790 of the laws of 1958, is amended to read as follows:
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (b) of this subdivision, the annual salary of any position, compensable on an annual basis, which is classified or reclassified, or which is allocated or reallocated to a salary grade pursuant to the provisions of this article shall not be reduced for the then [permanent] incumbent by reason of any provision of this article [so long as such position is held by the then permanent incumbent].
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11685-01-9
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Title of bill
An act to amend the civil service law, in relation to granting salary protection for provisional and temporary employees
Purpose or general idea of bill
This bill would grant salary protection to provisional and temporary incumbents and to provide salary protection to permanent incumbents who take a lateral transfer
Summary of provisions
Section 1: Amends paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 121 of the civil service law to extend its salary protection to provisional and temporary incumbents, as well as to permanent incumbents at the same grade, upon transfer to other positions, by reason of reclassification or reallocation.
Section 2: Effective date
Justification
Many state employees spend years and, in some cases, their entire careers, in positions considered to be provisional or temporary. When action initiated by the Department of Civil Service to maintain salary equity among titles results in lowering the grade of a title, permanent incumbents are currently granted salary protection as long as they retain such position. This bill would increase career mobility by expanding that salary protection to provisional and temporary employees, as well as granting permanent incumbents this protection when trans- ferring to lateral positions.
Prior legislative history
None
Fiscal implications
None
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately
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