NY State Senate Bill 2015-S8078

Senate Bill S8078

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires the secretary of state to compile, make public and keep current certain information on persons subjected to section 73-a of the public officers law and who hold policy-making positions

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Jun 10, 2016	referred to rules

2015-S8078 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A9538
Current Committee:: Senate Rules
Law Section:: Executive Law
Laws Affected:: Add §100-a, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:: S3810, A5487

2015-S8078 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the secretary of state to compile, make public and keep current certain information on persons subjected to section 73-a of the public officers law and who hold policy-making positions; further requires the secretary of state to post such information on the department of state website.

2015-S8078 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S8078

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the executive law, in relation to
information on persons subjected to section 73-a of the public
officers law and who hold policy-making positions

 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :

To identify how many policy-making positions are held by women in New
York State government.

 SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :

Section one amends the Executive Law by adding a new section 100-a
which defines "agency" and requires the Secretary of State to identify
persons subjected to the public officers law and who hold
policy-making positions at all state agencies. The compilation shall
identify by agency the persons subjected to the Public Officers Law
Section 73-a and who hold policy-making positions, the length of time
such positions have been held and a representation of policy-making
positions held by women compared to policy-making positions held by
men. The Secretary of State shall keep the information in a public
record available for inspection and updated annually on the Department
of State's website.

Section two provides the effective date.

 JUSTIFICATION :

Policy-making positions are a pipeline to higher office. Women have
made great strides in recent generations in becoming leaders in
government. There is, however, much more work to be done. A woman has
never served in New York State as governor, attorney general or
comptroller. Only two women from New York State have served in the
United States Senate where only 20% of its members are women. The
United States House of Representatives members are only 17.8% women.
The New York State Legislature members are less than 30% women.

Identifying whether women are appointed to policy-making positions and
making that information readily available will expose where more work
needs to be done to promote women into leadership positions and
reflect the reality that women are at least 50% of the general
population.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

None.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

Minimal.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
On the first of April next succeeding the date on which it shall have
become law.

2015-S8078 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  8078

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 10, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. HASSELL-THOMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to information on persons
  subjected to section 73-a of the public  officers  law  and  who  hold
  policy-making positions

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

  Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section  100-a
to read as follows:
  S 100-A. INFORMATION ON STATE AGENCIES PERTAINING TO PERSONS SUBJECTED
TO SECTION SEVENTY-THREE-A OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW AND WHO HOLD POLI-
CY-MAKING POSITIONS.  1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION "AGENCY" MEANS:
  (A) ANY STATE DEPARTMENT, BOARD, BUREAU, DIVISION, COUNCIL, COMMITTEE,
COMMISSION, OR OFFICE;
  (B)  ANY  OTHER SIMILAR STATE PUBLIC ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED PURSUANT
TO STATE STATUTES, EXECUTIVE ORDER, OR OTHER EXECUTIVE  ACTION  FOR  THE
EXERCISE  OF  ANY  FUNCTION OF STATE GOVERNMENT AND TO WHICH MEMBERS ARE
APPOINTED OR ELECTED; AND
  (C) ANY PUBLIC AUTHORITY OR PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION A  MAJORITY  OF
WHOSE  MEMBERS  ARE  APPOINTED  BY  THE  GOVERNOR OR SERVE AS MEMBERS BY
VIRTUE OF HOLDING STATE OFFICES TO WHICH  THEY  WERE  APPOINTED  BY  THE
GOVERNOR, OR ANY COMBINATION THEREOF.
  2. "AGENCY" DOES NOT INCLUDE:
  (A)  ANY  INFORMAL  ADVISORY ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED EXCLUSIVELY BY A
STATE AGENCY TO ADVISE A COMMISSIONER, SECRETARY, OR OTHER  DIRECTOR  OF
THAT AGENCY ON AN INFORMAL BASIS;
  (B) THE STATE LEGISLATURE; AND
  (C) ANY LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR SUBDIVISION OR ENTITY THEREOF.
  3.  THE  SECRETARY  OF  STATE  SHALL MAINTAIN A COMPILATION OF PERSONS
SUBJECTED TO SECTION SEVENTY-THREE-A OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW AND  WHO
HOLD  POLICY-MAKING  POSITIONS  AT  ALL  STATE AGENCIES, INCLUDING STATE
AGENCIES ESTABLISHED AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF  THIS  SECTION.    SUCH
COMPILATION  SHALL  IDENTIFY  BY AGENCY THE PERSONS SUBJECTED TO SECTION
SEVENTY-THREE-A OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW AND  WHO  HOLD  POLICY-MAKING

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

                                                           LBD14119-03-6

S. 8078                             2

POSITIONS,  THE  LENGTH  OF  TIME  SUCH  POSITIONS HAVE BEEN HELD, AND A
REPRESENTATION OF POLICY-MAKING POSITIONS AT SUCH AGENCY HELD  BY  WOMEN
COMPARED  TO POLICY-MAKING POSITIONS HELD BY MEN. THE SECRETARY OF STATE
SHALL  KEEP  SUCH INVENTORY IN A PUBLIC RECORD AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION,
AND UPDATED ANNUALLY ON THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE WEBSITE.
  4. EACH AGENCY SHALL ANNUALLY ON OR BEFORE JANUARY  FIRST,  SUBMIT  TO
THE SECRETARY OF STATE ALL INFORMATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION
IN A MANNER SPECIFIED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO FACILITATE THE PUBLI-
CATION REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION.
  5.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF THIS SECTION, "PERSONS SUBJECTED TO SECTION
SEVENTY-THREE-A OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW AND  WHO  HOLD  POLICY-MAKING
DECISIONS"  SHALL  INCLUDE,  BUT  NOT  BE  LIMITED TO, A COMMISSIONER, A
SUPERINTENDENT, AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND OTHER CHIEF  EXECUTIVE  OFFI-
CERS,  POSITIONS  APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, AS WELL AS THE APPOINTMENTS
OF THE AFOREMENTIONED WHOSE FUNCTION IS ESSENTIAL TO  THE  POLICY-MAKING
PROCESSES  OF  SUCH  AGENCY,  AND  ANY  OTHER POSITION WHOSE FUNCTION IS
ESSENTIAL TO THE POLICY-MAKING PROCESSES OF SUCH AGENCY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of April next  succeeding
the date on which it shall have become a law.

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