Requires the reinstatement of certain officers and employees of the city of New York who were dismissed from employment due to a COVID-19 vaccine requirement including retirees, vested members and members terminated without a one-year limit on return.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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7466--B
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
May 30, 2023
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Introduced by Sens. LANZA, MATTERA, OBERACKER, RHOADS, WEIK -- read
twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the
Committee on Cities 1 -- recommitted to the Committee on Cities 1 in
accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill
amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
tee -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in
relation to the reinstatement of certain officers and employees who
were dismissed from employment due to a COVID-19 vaccine requirement
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended
2 by adding a new section 12-142 to read as follows:
3 § 12-142 Reinstatement of certain officers and employees dismissed for
4 COVID-19 vaccination requirements. Officers or employees including reti-
5 rees, vested members and members terminated without a one-year limit on
6 return of the city or of any agency thereof who were dismissed from
7 employment due to the failure of such officer or employee to comply with
8 a COVID-19 vaccine requirement, shall be reinstated to their former
9 position, in the same position or title and at the same salary and bene-
10 fits with retention of seniority, as such employee was receiving imme-
11 diately prior to their dismissal. Such officer or employee seeking rein-
12 statement shall also be exempt from any waiver of civil service rights.
13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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