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Assembly Bill A4675

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to the manner in which members of the New York job development authority shall be appointed

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2009-A4675 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1802, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A3291
2013-2014: A5589
2015-2016: A1196

2009-A4675 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the manner in which members of the New York job development authority shall be appointed; reduces Gubernatorial appointments from seven to four members.

2009-A4675 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4675

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 5, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. BRENNAN, BENJAMIN, COLTON, EDDINGTON, PHEFFER --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CHRISTENSEN,  CLARK,  DINOWITZ,  GLICK,
  GOTTFRIED,  HOOPER,  JACOBS,  JOHN,  NOLAN,  SWEENEY  -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the manner in
  which the members of the New York job development authority  shall  be
  appointed

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

  Section 1. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 1802 of the public authori-
ties law, subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 118 of the  laws  of  1990
and  subdivision  2 as separately amended by chapters 355 and 829 of the
laws of 1966, are amended to read as follows:
  1. There is hereby created the "New York job  development  authority."
The  authority  shall  be  a  body  corporate and politic constituting a
public benefit corporation. Its members shall consist of the commission-
er of economic development, the commissioner of labor, the  commissioner
of  agriculture and markets, and the superintendent of banks, serving ex
officio, [and seven] FOUR members to be appointed by the  governor  with
the  advice and consent of the senate, ONE MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE COMP-
TROLLER, ONE MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE  SENATE,
AND  ONE  MEMBER  APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY.  Each member
[appointed by the governor] shall be a citizen of the United States  and
a  resident of the state.  THE MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE COMPTROLLER, THE
TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY  SHALL
NOT BE EMPLOYEES OF THE STATE.
  2.  Members  shall  continue  in  office until the expiration of their
terms and until their successors  have  been  appointed  and  confirmed.
Persons  appointed  for  full  terms as their successors shall serve for
four years each commencing as of January first. In the event of a vacan-
cy occurring in the office of a member by death, resignation  or  other-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05027-01-9

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