New York A 1979: Relates to employee representation of state employees designated managerial or confidential

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A01979 Summary:

BILL NOA01979 

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SAME ASSAME AS S01724

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SPONSORPheffer Amato

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COSPNSRColton, Santabarbara, Buttenschon

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §208, Civ Serv L

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Provides notification of employment or promotion of applicable employees to organizations of state employees designated managerial or confidential for purposes of employee representation in determining the terms and conditions of employment.

Go to top A01979 Actions:

BILL NOA01979 

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01/14/2025referred to governmental employees

03/25/2025reported 

03/27/2025advanced to third reading cal.72

04/01/2025substituted by s1724

&nbspS01724 AMEND= JACKSON

&nbsp01/13/2025REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

&nbsp02/11/20251ST REPORT CAL.306

&nbsp02/12/20252ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp02/24/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp02/25/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp02/25/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp02/25/2025referred to governmental employees

&nbsp04/01/2025substituted for a1979

&nbsp04/01/2025ordered to third reading cal.72

&nbsp04/01/2025passed assembly

&nbsp04/01/2025returned to senate

&nbsp10/09/2025DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp10/16/2025VETOED MEMO.48

Go to topA01979 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES Chair:Pheffer Amato 
DATE:03/25/2025AYE/NAY:12/0 Action: Favorable Pheffer AmatoAyeDeStefanoAye

ColtonAyeReillyAye

SantabarbaraAyeGiglioAye

EichensteinAyeTannousisAbsent

FallAbsent

BurkeAye

GriffinAye

CarrollAye

RomeroAye

YegerAye

Go to topA01979 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA01979 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1979

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. PHEFFER AMATO -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Governmental Employees

 AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to employee represen-
 tation of state employees designated managerial or confidential

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

 1 Section 1. Section 208 of the civil service law is amended by adding a
 2 new subdivision 4-a to read as follows:
 3 4-a. (a) Within thirty days of a public employee who is designated as
 4 managerial or confidential pursuant to subdivision seven of section two
 5 hundred one of this article first being employed or reemployed by a
 6 public employer, or within thirty days of being promoted or transferred
 7 within the existing employing agency or a new employing agency, the
 8 public employer shall notify an organization that advocates for manage-
 9 rial or confidential employees, as such employees are designated pursu-
 10 ant to subdivision seven of section two hundred one of this article, of
 11 such employee's name, address, job title, employing agency, department
 12 or other operating unit, and work location; and
 13 (b) Within thirty days of providing notice in paragraph (a) of this
 14 subdivision, a public employer shall allow a duly appointed represen-
 15 tative of the organization that advocates for managerial or confidential
 16 employees, as such employees are designated pursuant to subdivision
 17 seven of section two hundred one of this article, to meet with such
 18 employee for a reasonable amount of time during such employee's work
 19 time without charge to leave credits, unless otherwise specified within
 20 an existing agreement, policy or procedure currently existing for public
 21 employees who are designated managerial or confidential, provided,
 22 however, that the arrangements for such meeting must be scheduled in
 23 consultation with a designated representative of the public employer;
 24 and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04584-01-5

 A. 1979 2

 1 (c) Upon the request of the organization that advocates for managerial
 2 or confidential employees, as such employees are designated pursuant to
 3 subdivision seven of section two hundred one of this article, and if the
 4 public employer conducts new employee orientations, the public employer
 5 shall provide an organization that advocates for managerial or confiden-
 6 tial