New York S 2585: Relates to the definition of a public employer and public employee

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S02585 Summary:

BILL NOS02585 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORLIU

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COSPNSRBROUK, COMRIE, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, MAYER, RIVERA, SEPULVEDA

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §75-b, Civ Serv L

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Relates to the definition of a public employee or employee; includes the unified court system and the legislature as public employers.

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BILL NOS02585 

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01/21/2025REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

05/20/20251ST REPORT CAL.1164

05/21/20252ND REPORT CAL.

05/22/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/13/2025COMMITTED TO RULES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2585

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 21, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. LIU, BROUK, COMRIE, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, MAYER, RIVERA,
 SEPULVEDA -- 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 the definition of
 public employer and public employee

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subdivision 1 of section 75-b of
 2 the civil service law, as added by chapter 660 of the laws of 1984, are
 3 amended to read as follows:
 4 (a) "Public employer" or "employer" shall mean (i) the state of New
 5 York, (ii) a county, city, town, village or any other political subdivi-
 6 sion or civil division of the state, (iii) a school district or any
 7 governmental entity operating a public school, college or university,
 8 (iv) a public improvement or special district, (v) a public authority,
 9 commission or public benefit corporation, [or] (vi) the unified court
 10 system, (vii) the legislature, or (viii) any other public corporation,
 11 agency, instrumentality or unit of government which exercises govern-
 12 mental power under the laws of the state.
 13 (b) "Public employee" or "employee" shall mean any person, with the
 14 exceptions of a judge or justice of the unified court system and members
 15 of the legislature, holding a position by appointment or employment in
 16 the service of a public employer [except judges or justices of the
 17 unified court system and members of the legislature].
 18 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06232-03-5

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