New York A03838 mandates de novo evidentiary hearings for municipal benefit eligibility or discontinuation.

New York A03838 amends the general municipal law to require that all procedures and matters related to the receipt or discontinuation of benefits under section two hundred seven-c be subject to a de novo evidentiary hearing upon request by the affected employee. This hearing allows all parties to present relevant evidence, and the hearing officer or arbitrator must make an independent determination. The bill also states that this hearing process is a mandatory term and condition of employment under the civil service law.

New York A03838 mandates de novo evidentiary hearings for municipal benefit eligibility or discontinuation.

New York A03838 amends the general municipal law to require that all procedures and matters related to the receipt or discontinuation of benefits under section two hundred seven-c be subject to a de novo evidentiary hearing upon request by the affected employee. This hearing allows all parties to present relevant evidence, and the hearing officer or arbitrator must make an independent determination. The bill also states that this hearing process is a mandatory term and condition of employment under the civil service law.