Assembly Bill A4874

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to the New York city housing authority

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A4874 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3754
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld & add §402 sub 3, Pub Hous L§402, Pub Hous L

2013-A4874 - Summary

Relates to the composition and compensation of the New York city housing authority.

2013-A4874 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4874

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 12, 2013
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to  the  composition
  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. Subdivisions 3 and 4 of section 402 of the  public  housing
law,  as amended by chapter 531 of the laws of 2010, are amended to read
as follows:
  3. On and after May first, nineteen hundred fifty-eight, the authority
shall consist of three members appointed by the mayor, one of whom 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] THREE years. The
mayor shall file with the  commissioner  of  housing  a  certificate  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]  AT  HIS  OR HER PLEASURE. [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. 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
thirty-five  federal  projects  owned  or  operated  by the authority. A
vacancy in the office of a member other than the chairman or  the  addi-
tional tenant [member] MEMBERS occurring otherwise than by expiration of
term  shall  be filled for the unexpired term; provided, however, that a

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08551-01-3

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2013-A4874A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3754
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld & add §402 sub 3, Pub Hous L§402, Pub Hous L

2013-A4874A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the composition and compensation of the New York city housing authority.

2013-A4874A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 4874--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 12, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. WRIGHT, RODRIGUEZ -- read once and referred to
  the Committee  on  Housing  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to amend the public housing law, in relation to the composition
  of the New York city housing authority, and in relation to the compen-
  sation of members of the New  York  city  housing  authority;  and  to
  repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto

  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  is
REPEALED and a new subdivision 3 is added to read as follows:
  3.  THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL  CONSIST  OF  SEVEN MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE
MAYOR, ONE OF WHOM SHALL BE DESIGNATED BY THE MAYOR AS CHAIRMAN  REMOVA-
BLE AT HIS OR HER PLEASURE. THE TERM OF OFFICE OF EACH MEMBER OTHER THAN
THE  CHAIRMAN  SHALL BE THREE YEARS, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE INITIAL
APPOINTMENTS OF THE SIX MEMBERS OTHER THAN  THE  CHAIRMAN  SHALL  BE  AS
FOLLOWS:  TWO  SHALL  BE  APPOINTED  FOR  ONE-YEAR  TERMS,  TWO SHALL BE
APPOINTED FOR TWO-YEAR TERMS, AND TWO SHALL BE APPOINTED FOR  THREE-YEAR
TERMS.  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 UPON FILING IN THE
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CITYWIDE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND SERV-
ING UPON THE MEMBER THE REASONS THEREFOR.  SUCH DOCUMENT  SETTING  FORTH
THE  REASONS  SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, WHICH SHALL
INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO PUBLISHING THE REASONS  ON  THE  NEW  YORK
CITY  HOUSING  AUTHORITY'S  WEBSITE.  THREE  OF  SUCH MEMBERS SHALL BE A
TENANT OF RECORD OR AN AUTHORIZED MEMBER OF  THE  TENANT  HOUSEHOLD,  IN
GOOD STANDING, RESIDING IN ONE OF THE FEDERAL PROJECTS OWNED OR OPERATED
BY  THE  AUTHORITY, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT FOR THE INITIAL APPOINTMENTS
OF THE THREE SUCH MEMBERS, ONE SHALL  BE  AMONG  THE  MEMBERS  INITIALLY
APPOINTED  FOR  ONE-YEAR TERMS, ONE SHALL BE AMONG THE MEMBERS INITIALLY

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08551-04-3

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