New York S 2229: Defines employees of the state

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S02229 Summary:

BILL NOS02229 

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Amd §292, Exec L

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Defines employees of the state to include statewide elected officials, state officers and employees, legislative employees and legislative members.

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01/16/2025REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 2229

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 16, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. RAMOS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
 ment Operations

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to defining employees of
 the state

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 292 of the executive law, as
 2 amended by chapter 830 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 6. The term "employee" in this article does not include any individual
 5 employed by [his or her] their parents, spouse, or child; provided,
 6 however, that for the purposes of this article, the following shall be
 7 deemed employees of the state:
 8 (a) statewide elected officials, including the governor, lieutenant
 9 governor, comptroller, and attorney general;
 10 (b) state officers and employees, including:
 11 (i) heads of state departments and their deputies and assistants who
 12 serve at the discretion of a statewide elected official; and
 13 (ii) officers and employees of statewide elected officials who serve
 14 at the discretion of the statewide elected official;
 15 (c) legislative employees, including officers and employees of the
 16 legislature; and
 17 (d) legislative members, including senators and members of the assem-
 18 bly.
 19 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06083-01-5

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