New York S 5026: Relates to procedures and other matters related to the receipt or discontinuation of certain benefits

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S05026 Summary:

BILL NOS05026B

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORJACKSON

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COSPNSRSCARCELLA-SPANTON

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd 207-c, Gen Muni L

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Requires that all procedures and other matters related to the receipt or discontinuation of benefits available under section two hundred seven-c of the general municipal law shall be subject, upon request of the affected employee, to a de novo evidentiary hearing.

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BILL NOS05026B

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02/18/2025REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

04/29/2025AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

04/29/2025PRINT NUMBER 5026A

05/21/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

05/21/2025PRINT NUMBER 5026B

05/27/2025REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

04/21/2026RECOMMITTED TO FINANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5026--B

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 18, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. JACKSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
 and recommitted to said committee -- committee discharged, bill
 amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
 tee

 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to procedures and
 other matters related to the receipt or discontinuation of certain
 benefits

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

 1 Section 1. Section 207-c of the general municipal law is amended by
 2 adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
 3 7. Any determination by a municipality regarding an employee's initial
 4 eligibility for, or discontinuance of, benefits under this section shall
 5 be subject, upon request of the affected employee, to a de novo eviden-
 6 tiary hearing. Such hearing shall afford all parties the opportunity to
 7 present testimonial, documentary, and other evidence that is material
 8 and relevant to the determination. The hearing officer or arbitrator
 9 shall make an independent determination based on the evidence presented,
 10 and shall not be limited to reviewing the municipality's determination
 11 under an arbitrary and capricious standard. Under no circumstances shall
 12 a proceeding pursuant to article seventy-eight of the civil practice law
 13 and rules be considered a reasonable substitute for the evidentiary
 14 hearing required by this subdivision. Nothing in this subdivision shall
 15 preclude the parties from negotiating additional or alternative proce-
 16 dures through collective bargaining, provided such procedures afford the
 17 affected employee a full and fair opportunity to be heard. Notwith-
 18 standing any local law, ordinance, resolution, or charter provision to
 19 the contrary, this evidentiary hearing process provided for by this
 20 subdivision shall be deemed a mandatorily negotiable term and condition
 21 of employment under article fourteen of the civil service law.
 22 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08272-04-5

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