S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3084
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 8, 2011
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Introduced by Sen. STAVISKY -- 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 certain activ-
ities by members of a board of a community college
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (g) of subdivision 1 of section 73 of the public
officers law, as amended by chapter 283 of the laws of 1996, is amended
to read as follows:
(g) The term "state agency" shall mean any state department, or divi-
sion, board, commission, or bureau of any state department, any public
benefit corporation, public authority or commission at least one of
whose members is appointed by the governor, or the state university of
New York or the city university of New York, including all their
constituent units [except] INCLUDING community colleges of the state
university of New York and the independent institutions operating [stat-
utory] STATUTORILY, or contract colleges on behalf of the state.
S 2. Paragraph (i) of subdivision 1 of section 73 of the public offi-
cers law, as amended by chapter 242 of the laws of 1989, is amended to
read as follows:
(i) The term "state officer or employee" shall mean:
(i) heads of state departments and their deputies and assistants other
than members of the board of regents of the university of the state of
New York who receive no compensation or are compensated on a per diem
basis;
(ii) officers and employees of statewide elected officials;
(iii) officers and employees of state departments, boards, bureaus,
divisions, commissions, councils or other state agencies other than
officers of such boards, commissions or councils who receive no compen-
sation or are compensated on a per diem basis; [and]
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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(iv) members or directors of public authorities, other than multi-
state authorities, public benefit corporations and commissions at least
one of whose members is appointed by the governor, who receive compen-
sation other than on a per diem basis, and employees of such authori-
ties, corporations and commissions[.]; AND
(V) MEMBERS OF A BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF A COMMUNITY COLLEGE REGARDLESS
OF WHETHER THEY RECEIVE COMPENSATION.
S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.