One week to go!
1. Final Week of Session
Next week is the final week of the 2024 Legislative Session! With only four days left, both houses will be working to pass all of their end-of-session priorities. Hundreds of bills will pass in these final days. CSEA will be reviewing each of them to determine their impact on members.
2. CSEA-Supported Bills Make Progress
Several CSEA-supported bills made progress this week, including:
- A.6146 (Buttenschon) / S.5500 (Skoufis): This bill would require that public employees are notified if their personnel records are made public due to a FOIL request. This bill advanced out of committee in the Assembly.
- A.7341 (Hevesi) / S.6357 (Mannion): This bill would allow child protective services workers to complete certain trainings virtually through distance learning methods freeze. This bill has passed both houses of the legislature.
- A.9003 (Eachus) / S.4132 (Mannion): This bill would prohibit outsourcing during a hiring freeze. This bill passed the Assembly.
- A.9349 (Pheffer Amato) / S.8551 (Jackson): This bill would require the Department of Civil Service to review exams every 5 years and update questions as needed. This bill has passed both houses of the legislature.
A full report on our legislative successes will be released after session.
3. Double Pension Payments
CSEA retirees may have seen an additional pension payment hit their accounts this week. The State Comptroller released a statement recognizing this error and has said that these payments will be withdrawn by today, May 31.
4. Next Week
It’s the final week of session! The State Legislature will convene on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday next week. The legislature is likely to work well into Friday and possibly the weekend.
5. CSEA Legislative Toolkit
We’re encouraging members to get the word out about our legislative successes. Click the icons below for informational documents that you can print, share, and post on social media to spread the news. You can also check out CSEA’s summary of the 2024-2025 Enacted Budget here.
Tier 6 Reform:
Ambulance Direct Payments:
Bumping, Retreating and Rehiring Rights:
Civil Service Exam Announcements:
School Workplace Violence Prevention Programs:
Counting Provisional Time Toward Probation: