The State Senate and Assembly recently adjourned for the year. CSEA had a very successful year achieving several victories on important bills for members. Legislators in both houses approved the following bills:
Provides court officers with the ability to retire at age 55 with 30 years of service. S.10590 (Jackson) / A.11387 (Pheffer Amato).
Provides municipalities with the option to offer a 25-year retirement plan to 911 and emergency dispatchers. S.7635-B (Ryan) / A.9162-A (Pheffer Amato).
Provides municipalities with the option to offer full pay and medical coverage to probation officers when they are injured in the line of duty. S.8837 (Hinchey) / A.2535 (Paulin).
Requires local social services districts to provide panic buttons to social services caseworkers who do home visits. S.6987-A (Harckham) / A.7833-A (Levenberg).
Aligns supervision requirements for home-based child care providers with what is required of child care centers. S.9728 (Brouk) / A.10025 (Clark).
Prohibits the impersonation of a union or a union representative. S.9577-A (Ramos) / A.10835-A (Griffin).
Authorizes the use of body scanners in OCFS juvenile detention facilities. S.8963 (Skoufis) / A.9333 (Hevesi).
Prohibits the state from outsourcing public work during a declared hiring freeze. S.4773 (Ryan) / A.1396 (Eachus).
These bills still need to be signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul.
“Getting these bills passed in both houses is a massive victory that was made possible by the hard work and advocacy of CSEA members across the state,” said CSEA President Mary E. Sullivan. “Thank you to everyone who wrote emails, made calls, and met with legislators to help get these bills over the finish line!”