Senate Bill S2598

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to apportionment of staff for members in the Senate and Assembly

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-S2598 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5924
Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Legislative Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §10, add §5-b, Leg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7186
2013-2014: A1542

2009-S2598 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to apportionment of staff for members in the senate and assembly; requires generally equal staff for member offices and additional moneys for committee chairs.

2009-S2598 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S2598 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2598

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 25, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. BONACIC -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
  ment Operations

AN ACT to amend the legislative law, in  relation  to  apportionment  of
  resources for members of the state legislature

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 10 of the legislative law, as  amended  by  chapter
230 of the laws of 1949, is amended to read as follows:
  S 10. Compensation  of  officers  and  employees. The secretary of the
senate, the clerk of the assembly, and all other officers and  employees
of  the senate and assembly, shall be paid the compensation fixed by the
appointing officer within  the  amount  provided  by  appropriation  AND
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION FIVE-B OF THIS ARTICLE.
  S  2.  The  legislative  law is amended by adding a new section 5-b to
read as follows:
  S 5-B. STAFF ALLOCATION.  1. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION, EVERY
MEMBER OF THE STATE SENATE SHALL HAVE THE SAME STAFF ALLOCATION AS EVERY
OTHER MEMBER OF THE STATE SENATE AND EVERY MEMBER OF THE ASSEMBLY  SHALL
HAVE THE SAME STAFF ALLOCATION AS EVERY OTHER MEMBER OF THE ASSEMBLY.
  2.  EVERY  STATE  SENATOR OR MEMBER OF THE ASSEMBLY WHO IS ASSIGNED TO
SERVE AS CHAIRPERSON OF A STANDING COMMITTEE SHALL ALSO RECEIVE AN ADDI-
TIONAL ALLOCATION DESIGNED TO REASONABLY ALLOW SUCH CHAIRPERSON TO  HIRE
A  COMMITTEE DIRECTOR AND COMMITTEE CLERK DEDICATED TO COMMITTEE RELATED
WORK. SUCH ALLOCATION SHALL BE NINETY THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR  ALL  COMMIT-
TEES  EXCEPT  THE CODES, EDUCATION, HEALTH, AND HIGHER EDUCATION COMMIT-
TEES IN BOTH THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY,  IN  WHICH  CASE  SUCH  ALLOCATION
SHALL  BE ONE HUNDRED FORTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS; AND TWO HUNDRED THOU-
SAND DOLLARS FOR THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE IN THE  SENATE
AND THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE IN THE ASSEMBLY.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01732-01-9

              

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