Civil Service and Pensions
Senate
The Civil Service and Pensions Committee has jurisdiction over legislation affecting state and local government employees, retirement systems, public pensions, collective bargaining rights, employee health, and workplace protections. Its work ensures fair practices, merit-based hiring, retirement security, and supports efforts to recruit and retain a qualified public workforce.
Its legal authority covers Civil Service Law (merit systems, examinations, and protections), Retirement and Social Security Law (pensions and retirement benefits), and sections of Education Law (public school employees), General Municipal Law (local workforce management), and Labor Law (worker protections).
The chair is a majority party senator, with a ranking minority member. The committee usually consists of 9–11 members and meets regularly throughout the legislative session; the latest meeting dates and rosters are found on the Senate’s website.
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