Bill Sponsors: NY S01593 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly

Bill Title: Directs the NYS energy research and development authority and public and private operators of each nuclear-powered electric generating facility to establish a nuclear whistleblower access and assistance program; makes related provisions as to elements of the program and provides that employees of such plants shall not be subject to retaliation; requires authority to investigate reported safety concerns; provides that whistleblowers shall have standing to litigate and may do so without exhaustion of administration remedies; authorizes the attorney general to bring actions to enforce the labor law provisions.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-03-12 - COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES [S01593 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Sponsors

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Senator Liz Krueger [D]PrimarySponsored BillsSD-028FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart

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