New York A 3176: Requires that a state employee, who is transferred from one state agency to another because such employee's previous position was eliminated, be entitled to certain benefits

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A03176 Summary:

BILL NOA03176 

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SAME ASSAME AS S01267

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SPONSORColton (MS)

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COSPNSRCook, Fall, Rivera, McDonough, Hyndman, Steck, Cruz, DeStefano, Epstein

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MLTSPNSRWalker

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Add §202-m, Lab L

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Provides that an employee whose position is eliminated for certain reasons and who is subsequently transferred to a different agency be entitled to the same hourly salary; retain all accrued sick leave; retain, cash out or use all accrued vacation time; and be paid relocation expenses.

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BILL NOA03176 

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01/23/2025referred to labor

01/07/2026referred to labor

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3176

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 23, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. COLTON, COOK, FALL, RIVERA, McDONOUGH, HYNDMAN,
 STECK, CRUZ, DeSTEFANO, EPSTEIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
 WALKER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor

 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to requiring that state agen-
 cies must protect salary and benefits of state employees whose posi-
 tions are eliminated as a result of privatization, reorganization,
 closure or a reduction in work force

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

 1 Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 202-m to
 2 read as follows:
 3 § 202-m. Salary and benefits protection - state employee transfer. A
 4 state employee whose position is eliminated as a result of privatiza-
 5 tion, reorganization of an agency, closure of or a reduction in force at
 6 an agency, or other actions by the legislature and who is subsequently
 7 transferred to a different position in a state agency is entitled to:
 8 1. the same hourly salary as previously received if the new position
 9 is at the same grade level or higher as the one previously held;
 10 2. retain all accrued sick leave credits;
 11 3. retain, cash out, or use accrued vacation leave credits to extend
 12 the employee's effective layoff date; and
 13 4. relocation expenses which must be paid by the hiring agency.
 14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03885-01-5

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