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Assembly Bill A1826

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides that the governor may within 180 days of taking office, remove members of boards of public authorities and fill vacancies created with his or her appointees

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2011-A1826 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง2829, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A254
2013-2014: A5108

2011-A1826 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the governor may, within 180 days of taking office, remove members of boards of public authorities and fill vacancies created with his or her appointees.

2011-A1826 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1826

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MILLMAN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BROOK-
  KRASNY,  CAMARA,  COLTON,  COOK,  DESTITO,  GALEF,  GLICK,  GOTTFRIED,
  JAFFEE,  JEFFRIES,  KAVANAGH,  KELLNER,  MAGNARELLI,  MAISEL,  MARKEY,
  MAYERSOHN, O'DONNELL,  ORTIZ,  PERRY,  REILLY,  P. RIVERA,  ROSENTHAL,
  SCHROEDER,  TOWNS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corpo-
  rations, Authorities and Commissions

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the terms  of
  members appointed by the governor to boards of public authorities

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

  Section 1. The public authorities law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
section 2829 to read as follows:
  S  2829.  APPOINTMENTS  BY GOVERNOR; TERM.   NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER
PROVISION OF LAW, DURING THE  FIRST  ONE  HUNDRED  EIGHTY  DAYS  OF  THE
INITIAL  TERM  OF A NEWLY ELECTED GOVERNOR, SUCH GOVERNOR SHALL HAVE THE
POWER TO REMOVE ANY MEMBER OF ANY BOARD, AUTHORITY, COMMISSION OR  OTHER
BODY  CREATED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  CHAPTER  FROM  SUCH BOARD, AUTHORITY,
COMMISSION OR OTHER BODY WITHOUT CAUSE AND FILL THE VACANCY  CREATED  BY
SUCH  REMOVAL  WITH  HIS OR HER APPOINTEE. MEMBERS APPOINTED PURSUANT TO
THIS SECTION SHALL BE APPOINTED IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE ORIGINAL
APPOINTMENT AND SHALL SERVE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TERM SERVED BY SUCH
REMOVED MEMBER. SUCH POWER TO REMOVE WITHOUT CAUSE SHALL ONLY  APPLY  TO
MEMBERS ORIGINALLY APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR.  NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS
SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO:
  1.  PREVENT  OR  LIMIT ANY POWER OF THE GOVERNOR TO REMOVE A MEMBER OF
SUCH BOARD, AUTHORITY, COMMISSION OR BODY FROM  SUCH  BOARD,  AUTHORITY,
COMMISSION OR BODY FOR CAUSE;
  2.  ALTER  OR  AFFECT IN ANY WAY THE GOVERNOR'S POWER TO MAKE APPOINT-
MENTS CONSISTENT WITH THE MANNER OF THE ORIGINAL APPOINTMENT PURSUANT TO
AND CONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER; OR

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04929-01-1

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