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A 779: Provides that no provision of section eighty of the civil service law shall modify, replace or supersede any provision of a collective bargaining agreement that provides for greater rights than required by such section.
What A 779 does, verified September 8, 2025
The bill aims to protect the rights of public employees in New York. It adds a new subdivision to the existing Civil Service Law, which ensures that collective bargaining agreements provide greater rights for public employees than the new law. This means that if a collective bargaining agreement is more protective of public employees than the new law, it will supersede the new law. The bill takes effect immediately, providing immediate protection to public employees.
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Last action: signed chap.361 (2025-09-05)Alert me
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| Sep. 05, 2025 | signed chap.361 |
| Sep. 05, 2025 | delivered to governor |
| Jun. 11, 2025 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY |
| Jun. 11, 2025 | PASSED SENATE |
| Jun. 11, 2025 | 3RD READING CAL.286 |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 8, 2025 · 175 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 779 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY (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: 1 Section 1. Section 80 of the civil service law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 10 to read as follows: 3 10. Effect of collective bargaining agreements. Nothing contained in 4 this section shall modify, replace or supersede any provision of a 5 collective bargaining agreement that provides for greater rights than 6 required by this section. 7 § 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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