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Assembly Bill A1511

Vetoed By Governor

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires that the chairman of the state athletic commission be present to constitute a quorum or to conduct business

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2009-A1511 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3116
Law Section:
Boxing
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1, Chap 912 of 1920

2009-A1511 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the presence of the designated chairman of the state athletic commission in order to constitute a quorum of such commission, unless such chairman is incapacitated.

2009-A1511 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1511

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. WRIGHT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Tourism,  Arts  and  Sports
  Development

AN  ACT  to  amend chapter 912 of the laws of 1920, relating to allowing
  and regulating boxing, sparring and wrestling matches, in relation  to
  the commission quorum required to do business

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

  Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 912 of the laws of 1920,  relating  to
allowing  and  regulating  boxing,  sparring  and  wrestling matches, as
amended by chapter 603 of the laws  of  1981,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  S 1. State athletic commission. The state boxing commission is contin-
ued as a division in the department of state under the name of the state
athletic  commission.  The commission shall consist of three members who
shall be appointed by the governor by and with the advice and consent of
the senate.  The governor shall designate one of the members as chairman
of the commission. The members of the commission shall be appointed  for
terms  of  three  years. Any vacancy in the membership of the commission
caused otherwise than by expiration of term shall be filled only for the
balance of the term of the member in whose position the vacancy occurs.
  The commissioners shall be paid their actual and  necessary  traveling
and other expenses incurred by them in the performance of their official
duties.  The  commission  shall maintain in the city of New York general
offices for the transaction of its business. The members of the  commis-
sion  shall adopt a seal for the commission, and make such rules for the
administration of their office, not inconsistent herewith, as  they  may
deem  expedient;  and  they may amend or abrogate such rules. Two of the
members of the commission INCLUDING THE  DESIGNATED  CHAIRMAN,  IF  ANY,
UNLESS  SUCH  CHAIRMAN  IS INCAPACITATED shall constitute a quorum to do

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

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