Senate Bill S7296

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring the president of the civil service commission to prepare a triennial report relating to programs within state agencies that allow for alternative work schedules or flexible work hours

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A8929 - Signed by Governor

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S7296 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8929
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7, Civ Serv L (as proposed in S. 5811-A and A. 7634-A)

2017-S7296 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring the president of the civil service commission, with the assistance of information technology services as needed, to prepare and deliver a triennial report relating to current programs within each state agency that allow for alternative work schedules or flexible work hours beginning September two thousand eighteen.

2017-S7296 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7296 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7296
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. KAVANAGH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil service law,  in  relation  to  requiring  the
   president  of  the  civil  service commission to prepare and deliver a
   triennial report relating to current programs within each state agency
   that allow for alternative work schedules or flexible work hours

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  7  of section 7 of the civil service law, as
 added by a chapter of the laws of 2017, amending the civil service  law,
 relating  to  requiring the president of the civil service commission to
 prepare and deliver a biennial report relating to current programs with-
 in each state agency that allow for alternative work schedules or flexi-
 ble work hours, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 5811A and A.
 7634A, is amended to read as follows:
   7. The president, [in coordination] with the ASSISTANCE OF THE  office
 of information technology services AS NEEDED, shall prepare a [biennial]
 report on or before the first day of [September beginning] September two
 thousand  eighteen  AND EVERY THREE YEARS THEREAFTER to be issued to THE
 GOVERNOR, the speaker of the assembly, the temporary  president  of  the
 senate,  the minority leader of the assembly, and the minority leader of
 the senate. Such report shall detail current programs within state agen-
 cies that allow for alternative work schedules or flexible  work  hours,
 the positive and negative experiences for agencies in utilizing alterna-
 tive  work  schedules or flexible work hours, whether legal or practical
 reasons affect the ability to offer such  schedules,  and  any  existing
 plans agencies may have for [expanding or contracting] ALTERING SCHEDULE
 options  available  to employees. The president shall compile input from
 agencies SELECTED pursuant to this subdivision, and  each  agency  shall
 provide  all  available  information  upon  request  to  the  president.
 [However, no plan regarding alternative work schedules or flexible  work
 hours shall be implemented and cannot be enforced with regard to employ-
 ees  represented  by  a  bargaining  unit  unless and until such plan is
 implemented through a collective bargaining  agreement.]  The  president
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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