Assembly Actions -
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Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to housing, construction and community development |
Feb 14, 2013 |
referred to housing, construction and community development |
Senate Bill S3759
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
2013-S3759 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
- Law Section:
- Public Housing Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §402, Pub Hous L
2013-S3759 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3759 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public housing law, in relation to increasing the board of the New York city housing authority PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The bill seeks to restructure the Board of Directors of the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) to ensure that its members have relative experience and expertise in issues affecting NYCHA residents, and are responsive to their needs. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1. Amends subdivisions 3 and 4 of section 402 of the Public Housing Law, as amended by chapter 531 of the laws of 2010. Increases board membership from three to 10 members (seven of whom shall be voting members). The 12 members are broken down as follows: one Chairperson, five non-voting tenant representatives and six board members. The members are to be appointed by the mayor of the city of New York and shall serve at his/her pleasure. The members may be removed by the mayor for cause after a public hearing. The aforementioned six board members must have expertise in one or more of the following competencies: housing finance, workforce development, management/administration, housing policy, health and human services, and community development. These six voting members, other than the chairperson, shall be appointed upon a written
2013-S3759 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3759 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 14, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sens. PERKINS, MONTGOMERY -- read twice and ordered print- ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction and Community Development AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to increasing the board of the New York city housing authority THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions 3 and 4 of section 402 of the public housing law, as amended by chapter 531 of the laws of 2010, are amended to read as follows: 3. (A) On and after [May first, nineteen hundred fifty-eight] JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN, the authority shall consist of [three] TWELVE members appointed by the mayor, one of whom shall be designated by the mayor as [chairman removable at his pleasure. The members other than the chairman first appointed for terms commencing on May first, nineteen hundred fifty-eight, shall be appointed for terms of three and five years, respectively. Thereafter the term of office of each member other than the chairman shall be five years] THE CHAIRPERSON, SIX OTHER VOTING MEMBERS AND FIVE NON-VOTING MEMBERS, TO BE APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS SET FORTH IN THIS SUBDIVISION. THE VOTING MEMBERS FIRST APPOINTED AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN WHICH AMENDED THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE IN ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING AREAS: (I) HOUSING FINANCE; (II) WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT; (III) MANAGEMENT/ADMINISTRATION; (IV) HOUSING POLICY; (V) HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES; AND (VI) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT/ORGANIZATION. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08683-02-3
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