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Relates to the rights of public employees related to suspension or demotion upon the abolition or reduction of positions, the official text

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                    779
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 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  the  rights  of
   public  employees related to suspension or demotion upon the abolition
   or reduction of positions

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 80 of the civil service law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 10 to read as follows:
   10. EFFECT OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS. NOTHING  CONTAINED  IN
 THIS  SECTION  SHALL  MODIFY,  REPLACE  OR  SUPERSEDE ANY PROVISION OF A
 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT THAT PROVIDES FOR  GREATER  RIGHTS  THAN
 REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00084-01-5
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