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Assembly Bill A1878

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Increases the membership of the New York City Housing Authority

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2013-A1878 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง402, Pub Hous L

2013-A1878 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases the membership of the New York City Housing Authority by adding 2 additional members; provides members shall serve at the pleasure of the mayor of the city of New York and the tenant members shall serve for terms of 3 years.

2013-A1878 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1878

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  RODRIGUEZ  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Housing

AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to the membership of
  the New York City Housing Authority

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

  Section  1. Subdivision 3 of section 402 of the public housing law, as
amended by chapter 531 of the laws  of  2010,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  3.  [On  and  after  May first, nineteen hundred fifty-eight, the] THE
authority shall consist of [three] FIVE members appointed by the  mayor,
[one  of  whom]  WHO SHALL SERVE AT HIS OR HER PLEASURE. ONE SUCH MEMBER
shall be designated by the mayor as chairman removable  at  his  OR  HER
pleasure. [The members other than the chairman first appointed for terms
commencing   on  May  first,  nineteen  hundred  fifty-eight,  shall  be
appointed for terms of three and five  years,  respectively.  Thereafter
the  term of office of each member other than the chairman shall be five
years.] The mayor shall file with the commissioner of housing a  certif-
icate  of  appointment  of  the chairman and of each member. [Any member
other than the chairman may be removed by the mayor for  cause  after  a
public  hearing. On and after July first in the year next succeeding the
year in which this sentence shall take effect, the] THE authority  shall
consist  of [one] TWO additional [member] MEMBERS who shall be appointed
by the mayor [and shall be removable at his or her pleasure]  FOR  TERMS
OF  THREE  YEARS;  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT OF THE TENANT MEMBERS FIRST
APPOINTED TO A TERM OF OFFICE, ONE MEMBER SHALL BE APPOINTED FOR A  TERM
OF TWO YEARS AND THE OTHER MEMBER SHALL BE APPOINTED FOR A TERM OF THREE
YEARS. Such additional [member] MEMBERS must be eighteen years of age or
older  and be the tenant of record or an authorized member of the tenant
household, in good standing, residing in one of the three hundred  thir-

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

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