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Assembly Bill A6400

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Makes provision with respect to the composition and the powers and duties of the minority health council

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2009-A6400 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §243, Pub Health L

2009-A6400 - Summary

Makes provision with respect to the composition and the powers and duties of the minority health council; provides that the minority health council shall consist of seventeen members; alters the method by which such members are appointed; makes certain functions mandatory, rather than optional.

2009-A6400 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6400

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 3, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. ORTIZ, ALFANO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  BARRA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health  law,  in  relation  to  the  minority
  health council

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

  Section 1. Section 243 of the public health law, as added  by  chapter
757  of the laws of 1992 and as renumbered by chapter 443 of the laws of
1993, is amended to read as follows:
  S 243. Minority health council.   1.  Appointment  of  members.  There
shall  be established in the office of minority health a minority health
council to consist of [the  commissioner  and  fourteen  members  to  be
appointed  by  the  governor  with the advice and consent of the senate]
SEVENTEEN MEMBERS TO BE APPOINTED BY JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TEN.  NINE
MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, THREE BY THE TEMPORARY PRES-
IDENT  OF  THE  SENATE, THREE BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, ONE BY THE
MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE AND ONE BY  THE  MINORITY  LEADER  OF  THE
ASSEMBLY.  Membership on the council shall be reflective of the diversi-
ty  of the state's population including, but not limited to, the various
minority populations throughout the state.
  2. Terms of office; vacancies. a. The terms of office  of  members  of
the minority health council shall be six years. The members of the coun-
cil  shall  continue  in  office until the expiration of their terms and
until their successors are appointed and have qualified.  Such  appoint-
ments shall be made [by the governor, with the advice and consent of the
senate,] within one year following the expiration of such terms.
  b.  [Vacancies  shall be filled by appointment by the governor for the
unexpired terms within one year of the date upon  which  such  vacancies
occur.    Any  vacancy  existing on the effective date of paragraph c of
this subdivision shall be filled by appointment within one year of  such
effective date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09942-01-9

2009-A6400A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §243, Pub Health L

2009-A6400A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Makes provision with respect to the composition and the powers and duties of the minority health council; provides that the minority health council shall consist of seventeen members; alters the method by which such members are appointed; makes certain functions mandatory, rather than optional.

2009-A6400A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 6400--A
                                                        Cal. No. 439

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 3, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. ORTIZ, ALFANO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  BARRA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health -- reported
  from committee, advanced to  a  third  reading,  amended  and  ordered
  reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public  health law, in relation to the minority
  health council

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

  Section  1.  Section 243 of the public health law, as added by chapter
757 of the laws of 1992 and as renumbered by chapter 443 of the laws  of
1993, is amended to read as follows:
  S  243.  Minority  health  council.   1. Appointment of members. There
shall be established in the office of minority health a minority  health
council  to  consist  of  [the  commissioner  and fourteen members to be
appointed by the governor with the advice and  consent  of  the  senate]
SEVENTEEN  MEMBERS  TO  BE APPOINTED BY JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN.
NINE MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, THREE BY THE  TEMPORARY
PRESIDENT  OF  THE  SENATE, THREE BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, ONE BY
THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE AND ONE BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF  THE
ASSEMBLY.  Membership on the council shall be reflective of the diversi-
ty  of the state's population including, but not limited to, the various
minority populations throughout the state.
  2. Terms of office; vacancies. a. The terms of office  of  members  of
the minority health council shall be six years. The members of the coun-
cil  shall  continue  in  office until the expiration of their terms and
until their successors are appointed and have qualified.  Such  appoint-
ments shall be made [by the governor, with the advice and consent of the
senate,] within one year following the expiration of such terms.
  b.  [Vacancies  shall be filled by appointment by the governor for the
unexpired terms within one year of the date upon  which  such  vacancies
occur.    Any  vacancy  existing on the effective date of paragraph c of

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

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