Assembly Bill A9999A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes the authorities budget office to suspend local authority board members and executive staff

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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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2017-A9999 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7749
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §6-a, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A7744
2019-2020: A220, S1872

2017-A9999 - Summary

Authorizes the authorities budget office to suspend local authority board members and executive staff for failure to submit any report required by public authorities law section 2800.

2017-A9999 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9999
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 7, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, DINOWITZ, SEAWRIGHT -- Multi-Sponsored by
   --  M.  of A.  COOK, CROUCH -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation  to  authorizing
   the authorities budget office to suspend local authority board members
   and executive staff

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public authorities law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 6-a to read as follows:
   §  6-A.  POWER  TO SUSPEND LOCAL AUTHORITY BOARD MEMBERS AND EXECUTIVE
 STAFF. 1. THE  AUTHORITIES  BUDGET  OFFICE  SHALL  HAVE  THE  AUTHORITY,
 SUBJECT  TO  SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF  THIS  SECTION, TO SUSPEND ONE OR MORE
 MEMBERS OF A LOCAL AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OR THE CHIEF  EXECUTIVE
 OFFICER  OR EQUIVALENT POSITION OF A LOCAL AUTHORITY FOR A PERIOD NOT TO
 EXCEED NINETY DAYS WHEN SUCH INDIVIDUAL OR INDIVIDUALS  KNOWINGLY  FAILS
 OR  NEGLECTS  TO COMPLY WITH ANY PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER. THE AUTHORI-
 TIES BUDGET OFFICE IS AUTHORIZED TO TERMINATE SUCH A SUSPENSION  IF  THE
 BOARD  MEMBER OR CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER DEMONSTRATES THAT HE OR SHE HAS
 REMEDIED THEIR NON-COMPLIANCE. FOR THE PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION,  THE
 "SUSPENSION"  OF  AN  INDIVIDUAL SHALL MEAN THE TEMPORARY REMOVAL OF THE
 RIGHTS, RESPONSIBILITIES, POWERS AND  DUTIES  OF  A  PERSON  WHO  IS  AN
 APPOINTED BOARD MEMBER OF A LOCAL AUTHORITY OR THE INDIVIDUAL WHO SERVES
 AS  CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER THROUGH APPOINTMENT OR CONTRACT.  SHOULD THE
 AUTHORITIES BUDGET OFFICE SUSPEND THE  FULL  BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS  OR  A
 MAJORITY  OF  CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS THE TERM "SUSPENSION" SHALL MEAN THE
 BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS PROHIBITED FROM TAKING ACTIONS, VOTES, OR ADOPTING
 RESOLUTIONS, THAT BIND THE BOARD TO FUTURE AGREEMENTS, CONTRACTS, FINAN-
 CIAL COMMITMENTS, INDEBTEDNESS, OR OTHER  ACTIONS,  OTHER  THAN  ACTIONS
 NECESSARY  TO  RESOLVE  THE  NONCOMPLIANCE  OR SATISFY EXISTING LEGAL OR
 ADMINISTRATIVE OBLIGATIONS.
   2. (A) PURSUANT TO POLICIES AND PROCEDURES DEVELOPED BY  THE  AUTHORI-
 TIES BUDGET OFFICE AND MADE AVAILABLE ON ITS WEB SITE, WHEN THE AUTHORI-
 TIES  BUDGET OFFICE HAS REASON TO BELIEVE THAT ONE OR MORE BOARD MEMBERS
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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multi-Sponsors

2017-A9999A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7749
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §6-a, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A7744
2019-2020: A220, S1872

2017-A9999A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the authorities budget office to suspend local authority board members and executive staff for failure to submit any report required by public authorities law section 2800.

2017-A9999A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9999--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 7, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. PAULIN, DINOWITZ, SEAWRIGHT, BUCHWALD -- Multi-
   Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, CROUCH -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions -- reported and
   referred to the Committee  on  Codes  --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee

 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation  to  authorizing
   the authorities budget office to suspend local authority board members
   and executive staff
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public authorities law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 6-a to read as follows:
   §  6-A.  POWER  TO SUSPEND LOCAL AUTHORITY BOARD MEMBERS AND EXECUTIVE
 STAFF. 1. THE  AUTHORITIES  BUDGET  OFFICE  SHALL  HAVE  THE  AUTHORITY,
 SUBJECT  TO  SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF  THIS  SECTION, TO SUSPEND ONE OR MORE
 MEMBERS OF A LOCAL AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OR THE CHIEF  EXECUTIVE
 OFFICER  OR EQUIVALENT POSITION OF A LOCAL AUTHORITY FOR A PERIOD NOT TO
 EXCEED NINETY DAYS WHEN SUCH INDIVIDUAL OR INDIVIDUALS  KNOWINGLY  FAILS
 OR  NEGLECTS  TO  SUBMIT  ANY  REPORT  REQUIRED  BY SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT
 HUNDRED OF THIS CHAPTER WITHIN THIRTY-SIX MONTHS OF ITS  DUE  DATE.  THE
 AUTHORITIES  BUDGET  OFFICE IS AUTHORIZED TO TERMINATE SUCH A SUSPENSION
 IF THE BOARD MEMBER OR CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER DEMONSTRATES THAT  HE  OR
 SHE HAS REMEDIED THEIR NON-COMPLIANCE. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION,
 THE  "SUSPENSION"  OF  AN INDIVIDUAL SHALL MEAN THE TEMPORARY REMOVAL OF
 THE RIGHTS, RESPONSIBILITIES, POWERS AND DUTIES OF A PERSON  WHO  IS  AN
 APPOINTED BOARD MEMBER OF A LOCAL AUTHORITY OR THE INDIVIDUAL WHO SERVES
 AS  CHIEF  EXECUTIVE OFFICER THROUGH APPOINTMENT OR CONTRACT. SHOULD THE
 AUTHORITIES BUDGET OFFICE SUSPEND THE  FULL  BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS  OR  A
 MAJORITY  OF  CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS THE TERM "SUSPENSION" SHALL MEAN THE
 BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS PROHIBITED FROM TAKING ACTIONS, VOTES, OR ADOPTING
 RESOLUTIONS, THAT BIND THE BOARD TO FUTURE AGREEMENTS, CONTRACTS, FINAN-
 CIAL COMMITMENTS, INDEBTEDNESS, OR OTHER  ACTIONS,  OTHER  THAN  ACTIONS
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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