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Senate Bill S1558

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to the naming of facilities after public officials

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2009-S1558 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9909
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Add §73-c, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S3868, A203
2013-2014: S688, A9126
2015-2016: S917, A293
2017-2018: S1425, A3450

2009-S1558 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that no facility supported by state funds may be named after a living public official unless such person has been out of public service for at least ten years.

2009-S1558 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S1558 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1558

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 3, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  C. JOHNSON  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to  the  naming  of
  facilities after public officials

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

  Section 1. The public officers law is amended by adding a new  section
73-c to read as follows:
  S  73-C.  NAMING OF FACILITIES AFTER PUBLIC OFFICIALS; PROHIBITED.  1.
NO FACILITY, THE CONSTRUCTION, REHABILITATION OR OPERATION OF  WHICH  IS
SUPPORTED  BY  STATE  FUNDS,  MAY  BE NAMED AFTER A LIVING PERSON WHO IS
SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE UNLESS SUCH  PERSON  HAS  BEEN
OUT OF PUBLIC OFFICE FOR AT LEAST TEN YEARS.
  2. THE PROHIBITION SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY WHERE THE
LEGISLATURE  APPROVES THE NAMING OF SUCH FACILITY IN THE MANNER PROVIDED
FOR IN SECTION FOURTEEN OF ARTICLE THREE OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION,  AND
THE GOVERNOR APPROVES THE NAMING OF SUCH FACILITY IN THE MANNER PROVIDED
FOR IN SECTION SEVEN OF ARTICLE FOUR OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION.
  3.  WHERE  ANY  PERSON, MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OR OTHER ENTITY VIOLATES
THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, THE  ATTORNEY  GENERAL  MAY  INITIATE  A
CIVIL ACTION TO ENFORCE THE PROHIBITION SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07501-01-9

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