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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          5587
 
                               2013-2014 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                      March 4, 2013
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BRENNAN,  GALEF,  ABINANTI  -- read once and
          referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
        AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation  to  prohibiting
          bonuses for employees of state or local authorities
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-

        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. The public authorities law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
     2  section 2854 to read as follows:
     3    §  2854. Prohibition on payment of bonuses at state and local authori-
     4  ties. Notwithstanding any provision of law, compensation paid or  other-
     5  wise  provided to individuals employed by or on behalf of state or local
     6  authorities shall be limited to compensation and benefits comparable  to
     7  those  benefits provided to civil service employees, and, if applicable,
     8  reimbursement of expenses. No bonus of any nature shall be paid  to  any
     9  individual employed by or on behalf of a state or local authority unless
    10  the  bonus  is  paid  pursuant  to  a written agreement with performance

    11  goals, executed and ratified by the board of the state or local authori-
    12  ty before the performance is rendered. Prior to awarding  the  bonus,  a
    13  written  evaluation  of  the  performance rendered, in comparison to the
    14  predetermined performance goals, shall be  ratified  by  the  board  and
    15  recorded  in  the board minutes. Nothing in this section shall supersede
    16  any collective bargaining agreement entered into prior to the  effective
    17  date  of this section. In no event shall members of the board of a state
    18  or local authority receive a bonus of  any  nature.    Nothing  in  this
    19  section shall be construed to authorize payment of after the fact bonus-
    20  es  or  payments for performance already rendered and fully compensated,

    21  including but not limited to a retroactive  pay  increase  or  incentive
    22  payment.
    23    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD09453-01-3