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Senate Bill S2014

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Adds an attorney with a concentration in elder law to the membership of the crime victims compensation board

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2009-S2014 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4490
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง622, Exec L

2009-S2014 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases the membership of the crime victims compensation board to 6 members by adding an attorney with a concentration in elder law.

2009-S2014 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S2014 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2014

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 10, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  GOLDEN,  GRIFFO, LARKIN, MORAHAN, PADAVAN -- read
  twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
  Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction

AN  ACT  to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring one member
  of the crime victims compensation board  to  be  an  attorney  with  a
  concentration in elder law

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section  622  of  the  executive  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  17  of  the  laws  of  1982, is amended to read as
follows:
  1. There is hereby created in the executive department a board, to  be
known as the crime victims board. Such board shall consist of [five] SIX
members,  no  more  than  [three]  FOUR of whom shall belong to the same
political party, who shall be appointed by the governor by and with  the
advice  and consent of the senate. Three of the members appointed by the
governor shall have been admitted to practice law in the  state  of  New
York  for  not less than five years next preceding their appointment AND
ONE SHALL HAVE BEEN ADMITTED TO PRACTICE LAW IN THE STATE  OF  NEW  YORK
WITH A CONCENTRATION IN ELDER LAW FOR NOT LESS THAN FIVE YEARS PRECEDING
HIS OR HER APPOINTMENT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08178-01-9

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