2006 New York Code - Actions By Other Officers, Departments, Boards, Commissions Or Agencies

 
    § 654. Actions  by other officers, departments, boards, commissions or
  agencies.  a. Notwithstanding any inconsistent  provision  of  law,  any
  state  officer,  department,  board,  commission  or agency, shall, upon
  written request from the director, take  such  administrative  or  other
  action as is necessary to implement and administer the provisions of any
  binding   agreement   between   the  state  and  one  or  more  employee
  organizations  representing  state  employees  pursuant  to  the  public
  employees'  fair  employment  act,  as amended. Such action may include,
  without  limitation,  the  adoption,  repeal  or  amendment  of   rules,
  regulations  or  other procedures. Without prejudice to the rights of an
  employee organization under such agreement, the opinion of the  attorney
  general  shall  be  conclusive in resolving any disagreement between the
  director and any such officer, department, board, commission  or  agency
  regarding  any  legal question arising out of such a request, including,
  without limitation, whether the agreement is binding, whether compliance
  with the request is necessary to implement or administer  the  agreement
  and whether compliance with the request is legally possible.
    b.  All  state officers, departments, boards, commissions and agencies
  are  authorized  and  directed  to  provide  such  other   and   further
  assistance,  services and data as may be necessary to allow the director
  properly to carry out his functions, powers and duties.