Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 18, 2011 |
referred to finance |
Senate Bill S2296
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2011-S2296 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Executive Department
- Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
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2011-S2296 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2296 TITLE OF BILL: An act in relation to appointing a special prosecutor to investigate certain violations by the New York city school construction authority PURPOSE/SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This legislation would appoint a special prosecutor to investigate safety violations by the New York City school construction authority. The school construction authority will have tighter safety constraints due to the presence of the independent prosecutor. JUSTIFICATION: The school construction authority has failed to meet safety guidelines. This legislation will decrease the chances of negligence that the school construction authority has created. It would discourage the school construction authority from accepting low bids on jobs while sacrificing safety. FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: Not known at this time. EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect sixty days after it shall become a law.
2011-S2296 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2296 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 18, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KRUGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance AN ACT in relation to appointing a special prosecutor to investigate certain violations by the New York city school construction authority THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. 1. (a) The governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, shall within thirty days of the effective date of this act appoint a special prosecutor to investigate safety violations by the New York city school construction authority. The special prosecutor shall serve for a term of three years unless removed by the governor, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, and then only for one or more of the following reasons: permanent disability which renders the special prosecutor incapable of performing the duties of his or her office; gross inefficiency, typified by a lack of ability to properly conduct investigations and prosecutions; neglect of duty, including an unwill- ingness to pursue claims of criminal fraud, abuse or corruption; malfea- sance; conviction of a felony; or conduct involving moral turpitude. (b) Such special prosecutor shall receive an annual salary to be fixed by law from within the amounts appropriated therefor. Such special prosecutor shall possess all of the powers of an assistant attorney general otherwise authorized by this act provided, however that such special prosecutor shall devote his or her full time and effort exclu- sively to investigations and prosecutions of actions and proceedings relating to claims of safety violations and negligence against the New York city school construction authority. 2. The special prosecutor may appoint such other deputies, directors, assistants, and other employees to serve at the special prosecutor's pleasure and discretion as may be needed for the performance of duties and may prescribe their powers and fix their compensation within the amounts appropriated therefor. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07454-01-1
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