154-B - Agreements between state and employee organization.

§ 154-b. Agreements  between  state  and  employee  organization.   1.  Notwithstanding any other law, rule or regulation to the contrary, where  an agreement between the state and an employee organization entered into  pursuant to article fourteen of this chapter so provides  on  behalf  of  employees  in  positions  serving  in  the  collective negotiating units  designated as the administrative services unit,  institutional  services  unit and the operational services unit, a survivor's benefit for a state  employee  in  a  position  in such negotiating units shall be paid in an  amount as provided in such agreement in the  event  that  such  employee  dies  subsequent  to  April  first,  nineteen hundred eighty-five as the  result of an accidental on-the-job injury and that a  death  benefit  is  paid  pursuant to the workers' compensation law. Such survivor's benefit  shall be paid to the employee's surviving spouse and  children  who  are  designated by the workers' compensation board to receive a death benefit  or  portion thereof in the same proportion as the death benefit provided  by the workers' compensation law is paid. In the event that the employee  is not survived by a spouse or children, the survivor's benefit shall be  paid to the estate of the employee.  Such survivor's benefit shall be in  addition to and not in place of any other survivor's  or  death  benefit  payable on behalf of such employee.    2.  Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, where  an agreement between the state and such  employee  organization  entered  into pursuant to article fourteen of this chapter so provides, the state  shall  establish  a  special  education  fund  to  provide  the child or  children as designated by the workers' compensation board to  receive  a  death  benefit  pursuant  to  the  workers'  compensation  law  of  such  employees for whom a survivor's benefit is paid pursuant to  subdivision  one  of  this  section with full tuition up to the amount charged for an  undergraduate college or university by the state university of New  York  to  attend  any  accredited  college  or  university  within  this state  provided, however, such child or children  as  so  designated  meet  the  entrance  requirements  of  such  college  or  university.  The  special  education fund shall be funded at a level and for the period of time  as  determined  by  such  agreement  and  any  interest  or  other  earnings  attributable to the money held in such fund shall be utilized with  such  money for the purpose set forth in this subdivision.    3.  Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, where  an agreement between the state and an employee organization entered into  pursuant to article fourteen of this chapter so provides  on  behalf  of  employees  in  positions  serving  in  the  collective negotiating units  designated as the security services unit and  the  security  supervisors  unit,  the state shall establish a special education fund to provide the  child or children as designated by the workers'  compensation  board  to  receive  a  death  benefit  pursuant to the workers' compensation law of  such  employees  who,  subsequent  to  April  first,  nineteen   hundred  eighty-five,  die  under circumstances as defined in such agreement with  full tuition up to the amount charged for an  undergraduate  college  or  university  by the state university of New York to attend any college or  university provided, however, such child or children  as  so  designated  meet  the  entrance  requirements  of  such  college  or university. The  special education fund shall be funded at a level and for the period  of  time  as determined by such agreement and any interest or other earnings  attributable to the money held in such fund shall be utilized with  such  money for the purpose set forth in this subdivision.    4.  Notwithstanding any other law, rule or regulation to the contrary,  where an agreement  between  the  state  and  an  employee  organization  entered into pursuant to article fourteen of this chapter so provides on  behalf  of  employees in positions serving in the collective negotiatingunit designated as the professional, scientific and  technical  services  unit,   a  survivor's  benefit  for  a  state  employee  in  a  position  represented by such employee organization shall be paid in an amount  as  provided  in  such  agreement  in  the  event  that  such  employee dies  subsequent to April first, nineteen hundred eighty-five, as  the  result  of  an  accidental on-the-job injury or disease and that a death benefit  is paid pursuant to the workers'  compensation  law.    Such  survivor's  benefit shall be paid to the employee's surviving spouse and children as  designated by the workers' compensation board to receive a death benefit  pursuant  to the workers' compensation law in the same proportion as the  death benefit provided by the workers' compensation law is paid. In  the  event  that  the  employee  is not survived by a spouse or children, the  survivor's benefit shall be paid to the estate of the  employee.    Such  survivor's benefit shall be in addition to and not in place of any other  survivor's or death benefit payable on behalf of such employee.    5.  Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, where  an agreement between the state and such  employee  organization  entered  into pursuant to article fourteen of this chapter so provides, the state  shall  establish  a  special  education  fund  to  provide  the child or  children as designated by the workers' compensation board to  receive  a  death  benefit  pursuant  to  the  workers'  compensation  law  of  such  employees for whom a survivor's benefit is paid pursuant to  subdivision  four of this section with full tuition to attend a college or university  which  is  part of the state university provided, however, such child or  children meet the entrance requirements of such college  or  university.  The special education fund shall be funded at a level and for the period  of  time  as  determined  by  such  agreement  and any interest or other  earnings attributable to the money held in such fund shall  be  utilized  with such money for the purpose set forth in this subdivision.    6.  Notwithstanding any other law, rule or regulation to the contrary,  where an agreement  between  the  state  and  an  employee  organization  entered into pursuant to article fourteen of this chapter so provides on  behalf  of  employees in positions serving in the collective negotiating  unit created by chapter four hundred  three  of  the  laws  of  nineteen  hundred  eighty-three,  a  survivor's  benefit for a state employee in a  position represented by such employee organization shall be paid  in  an  amount  as  provided  in  such agreement in the event that such employee  dies subsequent to April first, nineteen  hundred  eighty-five,  as  the  result  of  an  accidental on-the-job injury or disease and that a death  benefit  is  paid  pursuant  to  the  workers'  compensation  law.  Such  survivor's  benefit shall be paid to the employee's surviving spouse and  children as designated by the workers' compensation board to  receive  a  death  benefit  pursuant  to  the  workers' compensation law in the same  proportion as the death benefit provided by  the  workers'  compensation  law  is paid. In the event that the employee is not survived by a spouse  or children, the survivor's benefit shall be paid to the estate  of  the  employee.  Such  survivor's  benefit  shall  be in addition to or not in  place of any other survivor's or death benefit payable on behalf of such  employee.    7. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary,  where  an  agreement  between  the state and such employee organization entered  into pursuant to article fourteen of this chapter so provides, the state  shall establish a  special  education  fund  to  provide  the  child  or  children  as  designated by the workers' compensation board to receive a  death  benefit  pursuant  to  the  workers'  compensation  law  of  such  employees  for whom a survivor's benefit is paid pursuant to subdivision  six of this section with full tuition up to the amount  charged  for  an  undergraduate  college or university by the state university of New Yorkas  determined  by  the  state  to  attend  any  accredited  college  or  university  within  this state provided, however, such child or children  as so designated meet the  entrance  requirements  of  such  college  or  university.  The  special  education fund shall be funded at a level and  for the period of time as determined by such agreement and any  interest  or  other  earnings attributable to the money held in such fund shall be  utilized with such money for the purpose set forth in this subdivision.    8. Notwithstanding any other law, rule or regulation to the  contrary,  where  an  agreement  between  the  state  and  an employee organization  entered into pursuant to article fourteen of this chapter so provides on  behalf of employees in positions serving in the  collective  negotiating  units  designated  as  the  security  services  unit  and  the  security  supervisors unit, a  survivor's  benefit  for  a  state  employee  in  a  position  represented  by such employee organization shall be paid in an  amount as provided in such agreement in the  event  that  such  employee  dies  subsequent  to  April  first, nineteen hundred eighty-five, as the  result of an accidental on-the-job injury or disease provided that it is  finally determined by the appropriate federal authorities that a  public  safety officer's death benefit is not payable pursuant to sections three  thousand  seven  hundred ninety-six through three thousand seven hundred  ninety-six-c of title forty-two of the United States Code, and  provided  further   that  a  death  benefit  is  paid  pursuant  to  the  workers'  compensation  law.  Such  survivor's  benefit  shall  be  paid  to   the  employee's surviving spouse and dependent children who are designated by  the  workers'  compensation  board to receive a death benefit or portion  thereof in the same proportion as the  death  benefit  provided  by  the  workers' compensation law is paid. In the event that the employee is not  survived by a spouse or dependent children, the survivor's benefit shall  be  paid to the estate of the employee. Such survivor's benefit shall be  in addition to and not in place of any other survivor's or death benefit  payable on behalf of such employee, except that such benefit  shall  not  be  payable  if  a  public  safety  officer's  death  benefit is payable  pursuant to sections three thousand  seven  hundred  ninety-six  through  three thousand seven hundred ninety-six-c of the United States Code.    9.  Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, where  an agreement between the state and an employee organization entered into  pursuant to article fourteen of this chapter so provides  on  behalf  of  civilian  employees  in  positions serving in the collective negotiating  unit designated as the division of military and naval  affairs  unit,  a  survivor's   benefit  for  a  state  employee  in  a  position  in  such  negotiating unit shall  be  paid  in  an  amount  as  provided  in  such  agreement  in  the  event  that  such  employee dies subsequent to April  first, nineteen hundred eighty-five, as  the  result  of  an  accidental  on-the-job  injury,  provided  that  it  is  finally  determined  by the  appropriate federal authorities that a  public  safety  officer's  death  benefit is not payable pursuant to sections three thousand seven hundred  ninety-six  through  three  thousand seven hundred ninety-six-c of title  forty-two of the United States code, and provided further that  a  death  benefit  is  paid  pursuant  to  the  workers'  compensation  law.  Such  survivor's benefit shall be paid to the employee's surviving spouse  and  children  who  are  designated  by  the  workers'  compensation board to  receive a death benefit or portion thereof in the same proportion as the  death benefit provided by the workers' compensation law is paid. In  the  event  that  the  employee  is not survived by a spouse or children, the  survivor's benefit shall be paid to the estate of the  employee.    Such  survivor's benefit shall be in addition to and not in place of any other  survivor's  or  death  benefit payable on behalf of such employee except  that such benefit shall not be payable  if  a  public  safety  officer'sdeath  benefit  is  payable  pursuant  to  sections three thousand seven  hundred ninety-six through three thousand seven hundred ninety-six-c  of  title forty-two of the Unites States code.    10. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, where  an  agreement  between  the state and such employee organization entered  into pursuant to article fourteen of this chapter so provides, the state  shall establish a  special  education  fund  to  provide  the  child  or  children  as  designated by the workers' compensation board to receive a  death  benefit  pursuant  to  the  workers'  compensation  law  of  such  employees  for whom a survivor's benefit is paid pursuant to subdivision  nine of this section with full tuition up to the amount charged  for  an  undergraduate  college or university by the state university of New York  to attend  any  accredited  college  or  university  within  this  state  provided,  however,  such  child  or  children as so designated meet the  entrance  requirements  of  such  college  or  university.  The  special  education  fund shall be funded at a level and for the period of time as  determined  by  such  agreement  and  any  interest  or  other  earnings  attributable  to the money held in such fund shall be utilized with such  money for the purpose set forth in this subdivision.