Simon, Reyes, Braunstein, Rozic, Sayegh, Cruz, Glick, Dinowitz, Steck, Fall
MLTSPNSR
Amd §10, Ct Claims Act
Establishes the time period during which to file a claim for sexual harassment against the state in cases when a complaint was filed with a state or local agency.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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1047
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 13, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, SIMON, REYES, BRAUNSTEIN, ROZIC,
SAYEGH, CRUZ, GLICK, DINOWITZ, STECK, FALL -- read once and referred
to the Committee on Judiciary
AN ACT to amend the court of claims act, in relation to establishing the
time period during which to file a claim for sexual harassment against
the state in cases when a complaint was filed with a state or local
agency
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 10 of the court of claims act is amended by adding
2 a new subdivision 4-a to read as follows:
3 4-a. If the claimant filed a complaint with any state or local agency
4 alleging unlawful discriminatory practices constituting sexual harass-
5 ment, a claim shall be filed and served upon the attorney general within
6 six months of the final adjudication or dismissal of the complaint by
7 the state or local agency.
8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all
9 cases alleging unlawful discriminatory practices constituting sexual
10 harassment occurring on and after such effective date. Effective imme-
11 diately the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation
12 necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are
13 authorized to be made on or before such date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00991-01-3
