Bill Text: NY S00169 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires all state departments and agencies to issue an analysis of the feasibility of implementing alternative work schedules within their department or agency.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - REFERRED TO LABOR [S00169 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S00169-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          169
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 7, 2015
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       Introduced  by Sen. SQUADRON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor
       AN ACT in relation to requiring state agencies to issue a report to  the
         civil  service department and the legislature regarding an analysis of
         the feasibility of alternative work schedules within such departments
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  The  head of every department and agency within the state
    2  shall, on or before the first day of each March next succeeding the date
    3  on which this act shall have taken effect, issue or cause to  be  issued
    4  to  the  speaker  of the assembly, the temporary president of the senate
    5  and the president of the civil service commission a report detailing the
    6  feasibility of programs permitting alternative work schedules and flexi-
    7  ble work hours within such department or agency. Such report shall pres-
    8  ent an analysis of how programs for    alternative  work  schedules  and
    9  flexible  work  hours for employees could be implemented in such depart-
   10  ment or agency including, but not limited to, how many  positions  could
   11  be  incorporated into such programs and the advantages and disadvantages
   12  of such programs. However, no plan regarding alternative work  schedules
   13  or  flexible work hours shall be implemented and cannot be enforced with
   14  regard to employees represented by a bargaining unit  unless  and  until
   15  such plan is implemented through a collective bargaining agreement.
   16    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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