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Assembly Bill A4251

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to the powers and duties of the lieutenant-governor and creating a temporary commission on state administrative reorganization

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2009-A4251 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations

2009-A4251 - Summary

Creates a commission of five members appointed by the governor and legislative leaders to make recommendations on reorganizing the executive department; provides that the duty of acting as governor does not devolve upon the lieutenant governor when the governor is absent from the state.

2009-A4251 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4251

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 2, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. BRODSKY, CAHILL, HOYT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
  of  A.  COLTON,  KOON  --  read  once and referred to the Committee on
  Governmental Operations

            CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

proposing amendments to section 5 of article 4 and to section 2 of arti-
  cle 5 of the constitution, in relation to the powers and duties of the
  lieutenant-governor and  creating  a  temporary  commission  on  state
  administrative reorganization

  Section 1.  Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 5 of article
4 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
  S  5.  In case of the removal of the governor from office or of his or
her death or resignation, the lieutenant-governor shall become  governor
for the remainder of the term.
  In  case  the  governor-elect shall decline to serve or shall die, the
lieutenant-governor-elect shall become governor for the full term.
  In case the governor is impeached[, is absent from the  state]  or  is
otherwise  unable  to  discharge  the powers and duties of the office of
governor, the  lieutenant-governor  shall  act  as  governor  until  the
inability shall cease or until the term of the governor shall expire.
  In  case  of  the  failure  of  the governor-elect to take the oath of
office at the commencement of his or her term, the  lieutenant-governor-
elect shall act as governor until the governor shall take the oath.
  S  2.  Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 2 of article 5 of
the constitution be amended to read as follows:
  S 2. There shall be not more than  twenty  civil  departments  in  the
state government, including those referred to in this constitution.  THE
EXECUTIVE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  BE LIMITED TO TWENTY DEPARTMENTS, BUREAUS,
AGENCIES, DIVISIONS, SECTIONS OR SIMILAR  PUBLIC  STRUCTURES  AS  DEEMED
SUITABLE  BY THE LEGISLATURE. THE LEGISLATURE SHALL ESTABLISH THE TEMPO-
RARY COMMISSION ON STATE ADMINISTRATIVE REORGANIZATION  WHICH  SHALL  BE
COMPOSED OF FIVE MEMBERS, APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR AND CONFIRMED BY THE
SENATE,  ONE  EACH  TO  BE  RECOMMENDED  BY THE GOVERNOR, SPEAKER OF THE

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

2009-A4251A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations

2009-A4251A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a commission of five members appointed by the governor and legislative leaders to make recommendations on reorganizing the executive department; provides that the duty of acting as governor does not devolve upon the lieutenant governor when the governor is absent from the state.

2009-A4251A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 4251--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 2, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. BRODSKY, CAHILL, HOYT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
  of  A.  COLTON,  KOON  --  read  once and referred to the Committee on
  Governmental Operations -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

            CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

proposing amendments to section 5 of article 4 of the  constitution,  in
  relation  to  the  powers  and  duties  of the lieutenant-governor and
  creating a temporary commission on state administrative reorganization

  Section 1.  Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 5 of article
4 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
  S 5. In case of the removal of the governor from office or of  his  or
her  death or resignation, the lieutenant-governor shall become governor
for the remainder of the term.
  In case the governor-elect shall decline to serve or  shall  die,  the
lieutenant-governor-elect shall become governor for the full term.
  In  case  the  governor is impeached[, is absent from the state] or is
otherwise unable to discharge the powers and duties  of  the  office  of
governor,  the  lieutenant-governor  shall  act  as  governor  until the
inability shall cease or until the term of the governor shall expire.
  In case of the failure of the  governor-elect  to  take  the  oath  of
office  at the commencement of his or her term, the lieutenant-governor-
elect shall act as governor until the governor shall take the oath.
  S 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment  be
referred  to  the  first regular legislative session convening after the
next succeeding general election of members of  the  assembly,  and,  in
conformity  with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution, be
published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD89090-02-9

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