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Senate Bill S989

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires public hearings on the executive budget shall be conducted in certain areas of the state

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2011-S989 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Legislative Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง32-a, Leg L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S1862

2011-S989 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the senate finance committee and the assembly ways and means committee to conduct public hearings on the executive budget in certain areas of the state, after submission and prior to enactment of such budget.

2011-S989 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S989 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   989

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  KLEIN  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
  ment Operations

AN ACT to amend the legislative law,  in  relation  to  the  conduct  of
  public hearings on the budget

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

  Section 1. Section 32-a of the legislative law, as  added  by  chapter
762 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows:
  S 32-a. Budget;  public hearings. After submission and prior to enact-
ment of the executive budget,  the  senate  finance  committee  and  the
assembly  ways  and  means committee jointly or separately shall conduct
public hearings on the budget. Such hearings [may]  SHALL  be  conducted
[regionally]  IN BUFFALO, ROCHESTER, SYRACUSE, WATERTOWN, ALBANY, POUGH-
KEEPSIE, NEW YORK CITY AND ON LONG ISLAND  to  provide  individuals  and
organizations throughout the state with an opportunity to comment on the
budget.  The  committees  shall  make every effort to hear all those who
wish to present statements at such public hearings. The  chairs  of  the
committees jointly or separately shall publish a schedule of hearings.
  S  2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04417-01-1

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