Senate Bill S5438A

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to residency requirements for members of municipal departments of sanitation

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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-S5438 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7070
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3 & 30, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6668, A9929
2015-2016: S1996, A1779

2017-S5438 - Summary

Relates to residency requirements for members of municipal departments of sanitation; removes the five years of service residency issue.

2017-S5438 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5438 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5438
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 28, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
   ment Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the  public  officers  law,  in  relation  to  residency
   requirements for members of municipal departments of sanitation

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2-a of section 3 of the public officers law, as
 amended by chapter 200 of the laws  of  2006,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   2-a.  Neither  the  provisions  of  this  section, nor of any general,
 special or local law, charter,  code,  ordinance,  resolution,  rule  or
 regulation,  requiring a person to be a resident of the political subdi-
 vision or municipal corporation of the  state  for  which  he  shall  be
 chosen  or  within which his official functions are required to be exer-
 cised, shall apply to the appointment of a member of the  department  of
 sanitation  of  any  municipality  of  the state who resides in a county
 within the state contiguous  to  such  municipality.  A  member  of  the
 department  of  sanitation  of  any  political  subdivision or municipal
 corporation who has [five] TWO or more years of service may  reside  (a)
 in a county in which such political subdivision or municipal corporation
 is located; or (b) in a county within the state contiguous to the county
 in which such political subdivision or municipal corporation is located;
 or  (c) in a county within the state contiguous to such political subdi-
 vision or municipal corporation; or (d) in a  county  within  the  state
 which  is not more than fifteen miles from such political subdivision or
 municipal corporation.
   § 2. Subdivision 5 of section 30 of the public officers law, as  sepa-
 rately  amended  by chapters 200 and 209 of the laws of 2006, is amended
 to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10829-01-7
              

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2017-S5438A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7070
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3 & 30, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6668, A9929
2015-2016: S1996, A1779

2017-S5438A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to residency requirements for members of municipal departments of sanitation; removes the five years of service residency issue.

2017-S5438A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5438A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5438--A
     Cal. No. 613
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 28, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
   ment Operations -- recommitted to the Committee on Investigations  and
   Government  Operations  in  accordance  with  Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
   reported favorably from said committee, ordered to  first  and  second
   report,  ordered  to  a  third reading, amended and ordered reprinted,
   retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the  public  officers  law,  in  relation  to  residency
   requirements for members of municipal departments of sanitation
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2-a of section 3 of the public officers law, as
 amended by chapter 200 of the laws  of  2006,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   2-a.  Neither  the  provisions  of  this  section, nor of any general,
 special or local law, charter,  code,  ordinance,  resolution,  rule  or
 regulation,  requiring a person to be a resident of the political subdi-
 vision or municipal corporation of the  state  for  which  he  shall  be
 chosen  or  within which his official functions are required to be exer-
 cised, shall apply to the appointment of a member of the  department  of
 sanitation  of  any  municipality  of  the state who resides in a county
 within the state contiguous  to  such  municipality.  A  member  of  the
 department  of  sanitation  of  any  political  subdivision or municipal
 corporation who has five or more years of service OR IN THE  CASE  OF  A
 MEMBER  OF  THE  DEPARTMENT OF SANITATION IN A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF
 ONE MILLION OR MORE WHO HAS TWO OR MORE YEARS OF SERVICE  TO  SUCH  CITY
 may reside (a) in a county in which such political subdivision or munic-
 ipal corporation is located; or (b) in a county within the state contig-
 uous  to  the  county  in  which such political subdivision or municipal
 corporation is located; or (c) in a county within the  state  contiguous
 to  such  political  subdivision  or  municipal corporation; or (d) in a
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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