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Assembly Bill A10553

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the temporary appointment of heads of departments without the advice and consent of the senate

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2017-A10553 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7781
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Add §33-b, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A2175, S2030
2021-2022: S3779
2023-2024: S1601
2025-2026: S3375

2017-A10553 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the temporary appointment of heads of departments without the advice and consent of the senate and sets time limits for serving in such capacity.

2017-A10553 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10553
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 4, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ORTIZ -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation  to  the  temporary
   appointment  of heads of departments without the advice and consent of
   the senate
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1. The public officers law is amended by adding a new section
 33-b to read as follows:
   § 33-B. APPOINTMENT OF HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS  WITHOUT  THE  ADVICE  AND
 CONSENT OF THE SENATE. 1. NO PERSON SHALL SERVE AS THE HEAD OF A DEPART-
 MENT  FOR  MORE  THAN  NINETY DAYS WITHOUT THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE
 SENATE WHEN THE LEGISLATURE IS IN SESSION.
   2. WHEN A VACANCY OCCURS WHEN THE LEGISLATURE IS NOT  IN  SESSION,  NO
 PERSON  SHALL  SERVE  AS THE HEAD OF A DEPARTMENT WITHOUT THE ADVICE AND
 CONSENT OF THE SENATE FOR LONGER THAN THIRTY CALENDAR DAYS OF  THE  NEXT
 SUCCEEDING LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
   3.  A  PERSON  MAY  ONLY SERVE AS THE HEAD OF A DEPARTMENT WITHOUT THE
 ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE ONCE, REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT OF  TIME
 SUCH PERSON SERVED AS THE HEAD OF A DEPARTMENT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14833-01-8

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