Assembly Bill A8703A

Vetoed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to filling vacancies on a board of visitors for state veterans' homes

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

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2017-A8703 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6144
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2631, Pub Health L

2017-A8703 - Summary

Relates to filling vacancies on a board of visitors for state veterans' homes through interim appointments if such vacancy has not been filled within 270 days.

2017-A8703 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8703
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              October 5, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. D'URSO -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Health
 
 AN  ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to filling vacancies
   on a board of visitors for state veterans' homes
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1. Section 2631 of the public health law, as amended by chap-
 ter 563 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows:
   § 2631. Board of visitors; special provision.  The board  of  visitors
 of  each  such  home  shall  consist  of nine members appointed from the
 members of the New York departments of the major  organizations  of  war
 veterans  to  which  charters have been issued by Acts of Congress or of
 their women's auxiliaries. The terms of office of such visitors hereaft-
 er appointed shall be five years, and they shall be  so  appointed  that
 the  terms of two of the members shall expire on the first day of Febru-
 ary of each year, except that the term of but one member shall so expire
 every fifth year. Appointments shall be so made that there  will  be  at
 all  times  four  women  and  five men members of such board.  FOR STATE
 VETERANS' HOMES OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT, IN THE EVENT THAT A  VACANCY
 IS  NOT FILLED WITHIN TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY DAYS, THE BOARD MAY APPOINT AN
 INTERIM MEMBER WHO OTHERWISE MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION. THE
 INTERIM MEMBER SHALL HAVE THE SAME RIGHTS AND  DUTIES  AS  AN  APPOINTED
 MEMBER AND SHALL SERVE UNTIL SUCH TIME THAT A NOMINATION IS FORWARDED TO
 THE SENATE FOR ADVISE AND CONSENT. A QUORUM IS NOT REQUIRED FOR PURPOSES
 OF  THE BOARD APPOINTING AN INTERIM MEMBER, SO LONG AS A MAJORITY OF ALL
 CURRENT MEMBERS AND THOSE SERVING IN A HOLD-OVER CAPACITY VOTE IN  FAVOR
 OF THE INTERIM APPOINTMENT.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately, and shall apply to any
 vacancy existing on or after such effective date.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11619-04-7

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2017-A8703A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6144
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2631, Pub Health L

2017-A8703A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to filling vacancies on a board of visitors for state veterans' homes through interim appointments if such vacancy has not been filled within 270 days.

2017-A8703A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8703--A
                                                         Cal. No. 611
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              October 5, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. D'URSO, ORTIZ, McDONALD, M. G. MILLER, THIELE,
   GALEF, CUSICK, CROUCH, LAWRENCE, ZEBROWSKI, COLTON, MONTESANO, NORRIS,
   RA, MORINELLO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  HAWLEY,  SCHIMMINGER,
   SIMON  --  read once and referred to the Committee on Health -- recom-
   mitted to the Committee on Health in accordance with Assembly Rule  3,
   sec.  2  -- advanced to a third reading, passed by Assembly and deliv-
   ered to the Senate, recalled from the Senate, vote reconsidered,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third
   reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to filling  vacancies
   on a board of visitors for state veterans' homes
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 2631 of the public health law, as amended by  chap-
 ter 563 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows:
   §  2631.  Board of visitors; special provision.  The board of visitors
 of each such home shall consist  of  nine  members  appointed  from  the
 members  of  the  New York departments of the major organizations of war
 veterans to which charters have been issued by Acts of  Congress  or  of
 their women's auxiliaries. The terms of office of such visitors hereaft-
 er  appointed  shall  be five years, and they shall be so appointed that
 the terms of two of the members shall expire on the first day of  Febru-
 ary of each year, except that the term of but one member shall so expire
 every  fifth  year.  Appointments shall be so made that there will be at
 all times four women and five men members of  such  board.    FOR  STATE
 VETERANS'  HOMES OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT, IN THE EVENT THAT A VACANCY
 IS NOT FILLED WITHIN TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY DAYS, THE BOARD MAY APPOINT  AN
 INTERIM MEMBER WHO OTHERWISE MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION. THE
 INTERIM  MEMBER  SHALL  HAVE  THE SAME RIGHTS AND DUTIES AS AN APPOINTED
 MEMBER AND SHALL SERVE UNTIL SUCH TIME THAT A NOMINATION IS FORWARDED TO
 THE SENATE FOR ADVISE AND CONSENT. A QUORUM IS NOT REQUIRED FOR PURPOSES
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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