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New York State Budget Finalized
The FY 2025-26 New York State Budget was finalized. The spending plans includes positives for our union members, including improvements on civil service and pensions, health care spending, education, transportation, child care and aid to local governments.
Our union’s successes
The following successes are due to the activism of CSEA members
2024 State Legislative Session
The 2024 New York State legislative session was a successful one for CSEA. In addition to achieving a significant reform to Tier 6 and new investments in the state and local government workforce in the FY2025 state budget, we also achieved several legislative successes prior to the Senate and Assembly’s adjournment for the year.
Here is a summary of key legislation passed by both houses, as well as a few bills that we successfully opposed. Some of the passed bills await Gov. Kathy Hochul’s action, which will happen before the end of the year. The governor has signed into law the bills linked below. If you have specific questions about these bills, please contact our office.
- The Legislative Oversight of Automated Decision-making in Government (LOADing) Act
- Maximum Temperature in School Buildings and Indoor Facilities
- Virtual Training for CPS Workers
- Counting Provisional Time Toward Promotions
- Employee Notice of Records Disclosure
- Minimum Age & Education Requirements for Exams
- Updating Civil Service Exams
- Expanded Workers’ Compensation Coverage for Mental Injury
Tier 6 reform
CSEA is celebrating the inclusion of reforms to the Tier 6 pension plan in the FY 2025 State Budget.
The enacted state budget includes a change to how pensions are calculated. Under the new law, a Tier 6 employee’s pension will be based on their top three years of earnings instead of five years. This change will increase retirement security for Tier 6 employees and make Tier 6 look more like earlier pension tiers.