Senate Bill S3754B

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to the New York city housing authority

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  • 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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2013-S3754 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4874
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §402, rpld sub 3, Pub Hous L

2013-S3754 - Summary

Relates to the composition and compensation of the New York city housing authority.

2013-S3754 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S3754 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  3754

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 13, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, 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 the composition
  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. On and after May first, nineteen hundred fifty-eight, the authority
shall consist of three members appointed by the mayor, one of whom shall
be designated by the mayor as chairman removable at his OR HER 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]  THREE  years.  The
mayor  shall  file  with  the  commissioner  of housing a certificate of
appointment of the chairman and of each member. Any member  [other  than
the  chairman]  may  be  removed  by the mayor [for cause after a public
hearing] AT HIS OR HER PLEASURE. [On and after July first  in  the  year
next  succeeding the year in which this sentence shall take effect, the]
THE authority shall consist of [one] TWO additional [member] MEMBERS who
shall be appointed by the mayor and shall be removable  at  his  or  her
pleasure. Such additional [member] MEMBERS must be eighteen years of age
or  older  and  be  the  tenant of record or an authorized member of the
tenant household, in good standing, residing in one of the three hundred
thirty-five federal projects owned  or  operated  by  the  authority.  A
vacancy  in  the office of a member other than the chairman or the addi-
tional tenant [member] MEMBERS occurring otherwise than by expiration of
term shall be filled for the unexpired term; provided, however,  that  a

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08551-01-3
              

2013-S3754A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4874
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §402, rpld sub 3, Pub Hous L

2013-S3754A - Summary

Relates to the composition and compensation of the New York city housing authority.

2013-S3754A - Sponsor Memo

2013-S3754A - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 3754--A
    Cal. No. 175

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 13, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction  and
  Community  Development  --  reported  favorably  from  said committee,
  ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, passed
  by Senate and delivered to the Assembly, recalled, vote  reconsidered,
  restored  to  third  reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining
  its place in the order of third reading

AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to  the  composition
  of the New York city housing authority, and in relation to the compen-
  sation  of  members  of  the  New  York city housing authority; and to
  repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision 3 of section 402 of the public housing law is
REPEALED and a new subdivision 3 is added to read as follows:
  3. THE AUTHORITY SHALL CONSIST  OF  SEVEN  MEMBERS  APPOINTED  BY  THE
MAYOR,  ONE OF WHOM SHALL BE DESIGNATED BY THE MAYOR AS CHAIRMAN REMOVA-
BLE AT HIS OR HER PLEASURE. THE TERM OF OFFICE OF EACH MEMBER OTHER THAN
THE CHAIRMAN SHALL BE THREE YEARS, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT  THE  INITIAL
APPOINTMENTS  OF  THE  SIX  MEMBERS  OTHER THAN THE CHAIRMAN SHALL BE AS
FOLLOWS: TWO SHALL  BE  APPOINTED  FOR  ONE-YEAR  TERMS,  TWO  SHALL  BE
APPOINTED  FOR TWO-YEAR TERMS, AND TWO SHALL BE APPOINTED FOR THREE-YEAR
TERMS. THE MAYOR SHALL FILE WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF HOUSING  A  CERTIF-
ICATE  OF  APPOINTMENT  OF  THE  CHAIRMAN AND OF EACH MEMBER. ANY MEMBER
OTHER THAN THE CHAIRMAN MAY BE REMOVED BY THE MAYOR UPON FILING  IN  THE
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CITYWIDE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND SERV-
ING  UPON  THE MEMBER THE REASONS THEREFOR.  SUCH DOCUMENT SETTING FORTH
THE REASONS SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC,  WHICH  SHALL
INCLUDE  BUT  NOT  BE  LIMITED TO PUBLISHING THE REASONS ON THE NEW YORK
CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY'S WEBSITE. THREE OF SUCH  MEMBERS  SHALL  BE  THE
TENANT  OF  RECORD  OR  AN AUTHORIZED MEMBER OF THE TENANT HOUSEHOLD, IN

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

2013-S3754B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4874
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §402, rpld sub 3, Pub Hous L

2013-S3754B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the composition and compensation of the New York city housing authority.

2013-S3754B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S3754B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 3754--B
    Cal. No. 175

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 13, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction  and
  Community  Development  --  reported  favorably  from  said committee,
  ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, passed
  by Senate and delivered to the Assembly, recalled, vote  reconsidered,
  restored  to  third  reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining
  its place in the order of third reading -- again amended  and  ordered
  reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading

AN  ACT  to amend the public housing law, in relation to the composition
  of the New York city housing authority, and in relation to the compen-
  sation of members of the New  York  city  housing  authority;  and  to
  repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 402 of the public housing  law  is
REPEALED and a new subdivision 3 is added to read as follows:
  3.  THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL  CONSIST  OF  SEVEN MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE
MAYOR, ONE OF WHOM SHALL BE DESIGNATED BY THE MAYOR AS CHAIRMAN  REMOVA-
BLE AT HIS OR HER PLEASURE. THE TERM OF OFFICE OF EACH MEMBER OTHER THAN
THE  CHAIRMAN  SHALL BE THREE YEARS, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE INITIAL
APPOINTMENTS OF THE SIX MEMBERS OTHER THAN  THE  CHAIRMAN  SHALL  BE  AS
FOLLOWS:  TWO  SHALL  BE  APPOINTED  FOR  ONE-YEAR  TERMS,  TWO SHALL BE
APPOINTED FOR TWO-YEAR TERMS, AND TWO SHALL BE APPOINTED FOR  THREE-YEAR
TERMS.  THE  MAYOR SHALL FILE WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF HOUSING A CERTIF-
ICATE OF APPOINTMENT OF THE CHAIRMAN AND  OF  EACH  MEMBER.  ANY  MEMBER
OTHER  THAN  THE CHAIRMAN MAY BE REMOVED BY THE MAYOR UPON FILING IN THE
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CITYWIDE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND SERV-
ING UPON THE MEMBER THE REASONS THEREFOR.  SUCH DOCUMENT  SETTING  FORTH
THE  REASONS  SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, WHICH SHALL
INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO PUBLISHING THE REASONS  ON  THE  NEW  YORK
CITY  HOUSING  AUTHORITY'S  WEBSITE.  THREE  OF  SUCH MEMBERS SHALL BE A

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

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