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Assembly Bill A3584

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides for the manner of submission of proposed charter revision proposals by a charter revision commission

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2015-A3584 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Cities
Law Section:
Municipal Home Rule Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง36, Munic Home R L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10172
2011-2012: A1432
2013-2014: A5381

2015-A3584 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the manner of submission of proposed charter revision proposals by a charter revision commission.

2015-A3584 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3584

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. BRENNAN, BENEDETTO, CRESPO, DenDEKKER, GLICK,
  PERRY, MILLER, ROSENTHAL, WEPRIN, KAVANAGH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
  of A. COLTON, GOTTFRIED, ORTIZ  --  read  once  and  referred  to  the
  Committee on Cities

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  municipal home rule law, in relation to charter
  revision commissions

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

  Section  1.  Section  36  of the municipal home rule law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 4-a to read as follows:
  4-A.  IF A COMMISSION IS CREATED PURSUANT TO THIS  SECTION  AFTER  THE
FIFTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY OF ANY YEAR, SUCH COMMISSION MAY NOT PLACE ANY
PROPOSALS ON THE BALLOT UNTIL THE SUBSEQUENT CALENDAR YEAR FOLLOWING ITS
CREATION;  PROVIDED, THAT SUCH COMMISSION, WITH APPROVAL OF THE LEGISLA-
TIVE BODY, MAY PLACE A PROPOSAL  ON  THE  BALLOT  IN  THE  YEAR  IT  WAS
CREATED,  REGARDLESS  OF  THE DATE SUCH COMMISSION WAS CREATED. PRIOR TO
THE CONSIDERATION OF ANY PROPOSALS BY THE  COMMISSION,  SUCH  COMMISSION
SHALL  HOLD ONE OR MORE PUBLIC HEARINGS IN ORDER TO ACQUIRE PUBLIC OPIN-
ION REGARDING WHAT REVISIONS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS PROPOSED CHANGES TO
THE CHARTER. FOLLOWING A DETERMINATION BY THE COMMISSION REGARDING WHICH
PROPOSED CHANGES SHALL BE PLACED ON  THE  BALLOT  FOR  CONSIDERATION  BY
ELECTORS,  SUCH  COMMISSION  SHALL  HOLD  ONE OR MORE PUBLIC HEARINGS IN
ORDER TO ACQUIRE PUBLIC OPINION REGARDING SUCH PROPOSALS. PROPOSALS  FOR
SPECIFIC CHANGES TO THE CHARTER RECOMMENDED BY SUCH COMMISSION SHALL, TO
THE  MAXIMUM  EXTENT PRACTICABLE, BE SEPARATELY IDENTIFIED ON THE BALLOT
FOR SEPARATE VOTER CONSIDERATION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately, and shall  be  deemed  to
have  been  in  full  force and effect on and after January 1, 2015, and
shall apply to any charter revision commission coming into existence  on
or  after January 1, 2015; provided that any charter revision commission
that is in existence prior to January  1,  2015  and  which  is  not  in
compliance  with the provisions of this act is hereby terminated, and no
proposed new charter or amendment offered by such  commission  shall  be
put to vote nor take effect.

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