NY State Senate Bill 2017-S7709

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Jun 05, 2018	reported and committed to rules
Feb 09, 2018	referred to finance

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- Jun 5, 2018 - Finance Committee Vote
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2017-S7709 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Rules
Law Section:: Executive Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§46, 52, 53, 57, 58 & 74, Exec L; amd §136, Work Comp L; amd §§1368 & 1369, RWB L; amd §31, Pub Health L

2017-S7709 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that various inspectors general shall be appointed by the governor and with the advice and consent of the senate; prohibits the appointment of acting inspectors general for a period of more than nine months; prohibits various inspectors general from simultaneously holding multiple inspector general positions.

2017-S7709 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S7709           Revised 2/13/18

SPONSOR: CROCI
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the executive law, the workers'
compensation law, the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, the
public authorities law and the public health law, in relation to the
appointment and duties of various inspectors general

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

This bill creates uniformity in the governing statutes of the various
Inspector Generals' in our state and establishes new safe guards to
ensure that these offices are accountable and transparent.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends Executive Law Section 46, as it relates to the Audit
and Control Welfare Inspector General, by allowing the appointing
authority to appoint an Acting Inspector General for a period not to
exceed nine-months and prohibiting the Inspector General from simultane-
ously serving in any other statutorily created Inspector General posi-

tion.

Section 2 amends Executive Law Section 52, as it relates to the State
Inspector General, by requiring that this individual be appointed by the
Governor, with advice and consent of the Senate, allows the appointing
authority to appoint an Acting Inspector General for a period not to
exceed nine-months and prohibiting the Inspector General from simultane-
ously serving in any other statutorily created Inspector General posi-
tion.

Section 3 amends Executive Law Section 53, as it relates to the State
Inspector General, by requiring the State Inspector General to submit an
annual report to the Governor, Comptroller, Attorney General and the
Legislature, summarizing the activities of the office during the prior
year.

Section 4 amends Executive Law Section 57 as it relates to the Transpor-
tation Inspector General, by requiring that this individual be appointed
by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate. Addi-
tionally, this section precludes the Transportation Inspector General
from simultaneously serving in any other statutorily created Inspector
General position.

Section 5 amends Executive Law Section 58, as it relates to the Trans-
portation Inspector General, by requiring that the Transportation
Inspector General submit an annual report summarizing the activities of
the office during the preceding calendar year.

Section 6 amends Executive Law Section 74, as it relates to the Depart-
ment of Law Welfare Inspector General, by allowing for the appointment
of an Acting Inspector General for a period not to exceed nine months
and prohibiting this individual from simultaneously holding any other
statutorily created Inspector General position.

Section 7 amends the Workers Compensation Law Section 136, by requiring
that the Workers Compensation Fraud Inspector General, be appointed by
the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, requires the
production of an annual report, allows for the appointment of an Acting
Inspector General in the event of a vacancy for no more than a nine
month period, and prohibits this person from simultaneously holding any
other statutorily created Inspector General position.

Section 8 amends the Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Section 1368, by allowing for the appointment of an Acting Racing
Inspector General for no more than a nine-month period, in the event of
a vacancy.

Section 9 amends the Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Section 1369, by requiring the production of an annual report, summariz-
ing the activities undertaken by the Inspector General and prohibiting
the Racing Inspector General from simultaneously holding any other
statutorily created Inspector General position.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

As witnessed in many recent issues of official misconduct, not having
proper accountability and transparency protections in place, affords too
many opportunities for government employees and officials to participate
in unethical activities.

This bill would prohibit the same individual from simultaneously holding
multiple titles, as it relates to the positions of Audit and Control
Welfare Inspector General, the State Inspector General, the Inspector
General for Transportation, The Department of Law Welfare Inspector
General, the Workers Compensation Fraud Inspector General and the Gaming
Inspector General, be held by . Currently, the same individual holds
four of these positions. Having the same individual serve in multiple
capacities, raises questions about the independence of these offices,
the productivity of these individual offices, and how potential
conflicts of interest are handled in these scenarios.

Additionally, this bill requires that each of these individuals be
subject to Senate Confirmation and that they report annually on the
nature of their activities, in order to ensure adequate legislative
oversight of these important roles. This is in line with Federal laws
regarding the appointment of the Federal Inspector General. The annual
reporting requirement strikes the right balance in ensuring accountabil-
ity, while not overreaching in to ongoing investigations.

Finally, this bill also prohibits an individual from serving as an
Acting Inspector General for more than a nine-month period. These vital-
ly important oversight offices are too important to go prolonged periods
of time without an official entity head.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2017-S7709 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7709
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 9, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. CROCI, DeFRANCISCO, SAVINO -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the executive law, the workers' compensation law, the
   racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, the public  authorities
   law  and  the  public  health  law, in relation to the appointment and
   duties of various inspectors general

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  46 of the executive law is amended by adding two
 new subdivisions 3 and 4 to read as follows:
   3. IN THE EVENT OF A VACANCY IN  THE  POSITION  OF  WELFARE  INSPECTOR
 GENERAL,  THE COMPTROLLER MAY APPOINT AN ACTING WELFARE INSPECTOR GENER-
 AL. THE TERM OF THE ACTING  WELFARE  INSPECTOR  GENERAL  SHALL  BE  NINE
 MONTHS FROM APPOINTMENT AND SHALL NOT BE RENEWED.
   4.  THE  WELFARE  INSPECTOR  GENERAL SHALL NOT SIMULTANEOUSLY HOLD ANY
 OTHER POSITION IN AN  OFFICE  THAT  HAS  BEEN  ESTABLISHED  PURSUANT  TO
 SECTIONS  FIFTY-TWO,  FIFTY-SEVEN  AND  SEVENTY-FOUR  OF  THIS  CHAPTER,
 SECTION ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-SIX OF THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW, SECTION
 TWELVE HUNDRED SEVENTY-NINE OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW, SECTION THIR-
 TEEN HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT OF THE RACING, PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING AND  BREED-
 ING LAW OR SECTION THIRTY-ONE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
   §  2.  Subdivision  1  of section 52 of the executive law, as added by
 chapter 766 of the laws of 2005, is amended and two new  subdivisions  6
 and 7 are added to read as follows:
   1.  There  is  hereby  established  the  office of the state inspector
 general in the executive department. The head of the office shall be the
 state inspector general who shall be appointed by the governor,  BY  AND
 WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE.
   6. IN THE EVENT OF A VACANCY IN THE POSITION OF STATE INSPECTOR GENER-
 AL,  THE  GOVERNOR  MAY  APPOINT AN ACTING STATE INSPECTOR GENERAL.  THE
 TERM OF THE ACTING STATE INSPECTOR GENERAL SHALL  BE  NINE  MONTHS  FROM
 APPOINTMENT AND SHALL NOT BE RENEWED.
   7. THE STATE INSPECTOR GENERAL SHALL NOT SIMULTANEOUSLY HOLD ANY OTHER
 POSITION  IN  AN  OFFICE  THAT HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTIONS
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13694-03-8

 S. 7709                             2
 
 FORTY-SIX, FIFTY-SEVEN AND SEVENTY-FOUR OF  THIS  CHAPTER,  SECTION  ONE
 HUNDRED  THIRTY-SIX  OF  THE  WORKERS'  COMPENSATION LAW, SECTION TWELVE
 HUNDRED SEVENTY-NINE OF THE PUBLIC  AUTHORITIES  LAW,  SECTION  THIRTEEN
 HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT OF THE RACING, PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING AND BREEDING LAW
 OR SECTION THIRTY-ONE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
   §  3.  Subdivision  7  of section 53 of the executive law, as added by
 chapter 766 of the laws of 2005, is amended and a new subdivision  8  is
 added to read as follows:
   7.  establish  programs  for  training  state  officers  and employees
 regarding the prevention and elimination of corruption, fraud,  criminal
 activity, conflicts of interest or abuse in covered agencies[.];
   8.  PREPARE  AND  SUBMIT, NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY FIRST OF EACH YEAR, A
 REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR, THE STATE COMPTROLLER, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE
 TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE MINORITY LEADER  OF  THE  SENATE,
 THE  SPEAKER  OF  THE  ASSEMBLY  AND THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY
 SUMMARIZING THE ACTIVITIES OF THE OFFICE DURING THE  PRECEDING  CALENDAR
 YEAR.
   §  4.  Subdivision  2  of section 57 of the executive law, as added by
 section 1 of part PPP of chapter 59 of the laws of 2017, is amended  and
 a new subdivision 5 is added to read as follows:
   2.  The  inspector  general shall be appointed by the governor, BY AND
 WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE, and shall hold  office  until
 the  end  of the term of the governor by whom he or she is appointed and
 until his or her successor is appointed.
   5. THE INSPECTOR GENERAL SHALL NOT SIMULTANEOUSLY HOLD ANY OTHER POSI-
 TION THAT HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION FORTY-SIX,  FIFTY-TWO
 OR  SEVENTY-FOUR  OF THIS CHAPTER, SECTION ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-SIX OF THE
 WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW, SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED  SEVENTY-NINE  OF  THE
 PUBLIC  AUTHORITIES  LAW,  SECTION  THIRTEEN  HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT OF THE
 RACING, PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING AND BREEDING LAW OR SECTION  THIRTY-ONE  OF
 THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
   § 5. Subdivisions 4 and 5 of section 58 of the executive law, as added
 by  section 1 of part PPP of chapter 59 of the laws of 2017, are amended
 and a new subdivision 6 is added to read as follows:
   4. determine with respect to  such  allegations  whether  to  initiate
 civil  or  criminal prosecution, or make a referral for further investi-
 gation by an appropriate federal, state or local  agency  or  any  other
 office  of  inspector  general  as  is  warranted, and to assist in such
 investigations; [and]
   5. prepare and release to the public written reports of such  investi-
 gations,  as  appropriate and to the extent permitted by law, subject to
 redaction to protect the confidentiality of witnesses.  The  release  of
 all or portions of such reports may be deferred to protect the confiden-
 tiality  of  ongoing investigations, provided that the inspector general
 shall maintain a written record that specifies the reason confidentiali-
 ty is necessary under this subdivision[.]; AND
   6. PREPARE AND SUBMIT, NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY FIRST OF  EACH  YEAR,  A
 REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR, THE STATE COMPTROLLER, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE
 TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT  OF  THE SENATE, THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE,
 THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY AND THE  MINORITY  LEADER  OF  THE  ASSEMBLY
 SUMMARIZING  THE  ACTIVITIES OF THE OFFICE DURING THE PRECEDING CALENDAR
 YEAR.
   § 6. Section 74 of the executive law is  amended  by  adding  two  new
 subdivisions 8 and 9 to read as follows:
   8.  VACANCIES. IN THE EVENT OF A VACANCY IN THE POSITION OF INSPECTOR,
 THE GOVERNOR MAY APPOINT AN ACTING INSPECTOR. THE  TERM  OF  THE  ACTING

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 INSPECTOR  SHALL  BE  NINE  MONTHS  FROM  APPOINTMENT  AND  SHALL NOT BE
 RENEWED.
   9.  RESTRICTIONS.  THE INSPECTOR GENERAL SHALL NOT SIMULTANEOUSLY HOLD
 ANY OTHER POSITION THAT HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION  FORTY-
 SIX, FIFTY-TWO OR FIFTY-SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER, SECTION ONE HUNDRED THIR-
 TY-SIX  OF  THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW, SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED SEVEN-
 TY-NINE  OF  THE  PUBLIC  AUTHORITIES  LAW,  SECTION  THIRTEEN   HUNDRED
 SIXTY-EIGHT  OF  THE  RACING,  PARI-MUTUEL  WAGERING AND BREEDING LAW OR
 SECTION THIRTY-ONE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
   § 7. Subdivision 2 and paragraphs (d) and  (e)  of  subdivision  3  of
 section 136 of the workers' compensation law, as added by chapter 635 of
 the laws of 1996, are amended and two new subdivisions 6 and 7 are added
 to read as follows:
   2.  Appointment,  compensation  and removal. Notwithstanding any other
 provision of law, the governor shall appoint the inspector  general,  BY
 AND  WITH  THE  ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE. The board shall employ
 and the governor shall fix the compensation of  the  inspector  general.
 The  inspector  general shall, and may do so without civil service exam-
 ination, appoint and the board shall employ, such  assistant  inspectors
 general  and other persons as he or she deems necessary, determine their
 duties and fix their compensation.  Such  assistant  inspectors  general
 shall  assist the inspector general in carrying out the inspector gener-
 al's duties and responsibilities as set forth in this section and  shall
 have  such  powers  as granted the inspector general under this section.
 Employees appointed pursuant to this section without civil service exam-
 ination shall be placed in the noncompetitive class of  the  competitive
 service  pursuant to subdivision two-a of section forty-two of the civil
 service law and shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The payment
 of salaries and compensation of employees  appointed  pursuant  to  this
 section  shall  be  made  pursuant to section one hundred forty-eight of
 this chapter.
   (d) to submit a written report, [on an annual  basis]  NO  LATER  THAN
 FEBRUARY  FIRST OF EACH YEAR, to the governor [and to], the chair of the
 board, THE STATE COMPTROLLER, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE TEMPORARY PRESI-
 DENT OF THE SENATE, THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE,  THE  SPEAKER  OF
 THE  ASSEMBLY AND THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY listing all activ-
 ities undertaken to the extent such activities can be disclosed pursuant
 to subdivision five of this section; and
   (e) to recommend legislative and regulatory changes  to  the  governor
 [and to], the chair of the board, AND TO THE LEGISLATURE.
   6.  VACANCIES.  IN THE EVENT OF A VACANCY IN THE POSITION OF INSPECTOR
 GENERAL, THE GOVERNOR MAY APPOINT AN ACTING INSPECTOR GENERAL.  THE TERM
 OF THE ACTING INSPECTOR GENERAL SHALL BE NINE  MONTHS  FROM  APPOINTMENT
 AND SHALL NOT BE RENEWED.
   7.  RESTRICTIONS.  THE INSPECTOR GENERAL SHALL NOT SIMULTANEOUSLY HOLD
 ANY OTHER POSITION THAT HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION  FORTY-
 SIX,  FIFTY-TWO,  FIFTY-SEVEN  OR  SEVENTY-FOUR  OF  THE  EXECUTIVE LAW,
 SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED  SEVENTY-NINE  OF  THE  PUBLIC  AUTHORITIES  LAW,
 SECTION THIRTEEN HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT OF THE RACING, PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING
 AND BREEDING LAW OR SECTION THIRTY-ONE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
   §  8.  Section  1368  of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding
 law, as added by chapter 174 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read  as
 follows:
   §  1368.  Establishment  of the office of gaming inspector general. 1.
 There is hereby created within  the  commission  the  office  of  gaming
 inspector  general. The head of the office shall be the gaming inspector

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 general who shall be appointed by the governor by and  with  the  advice
 and  consent  of  the  senate.  The inspector general shall serve at the
 pleasure of the governor. The inspector general shall report directly to
 the  governor. The person appointed as inspector general shall, upon his
 or her appointment, have not less than ten years professional experience
 in law, investigation, or  auditing.  The  inspector  general  shall  be
 compensated  within  the  limits  of funds available therefor, provided,
 however, such salary shall be no less than the salaries of certain state
 officers holding the positions indicated in paragraph (a) of subdivision
 one of section one hundred sixty-nine of the executive law.
   2. IN THE EVENT OF A VACANCY  IN  THE  POSITION  OF  GAMING  INSPECTOR
 GENERAL,  THE  GOVERNOR  MAY APPOINT AN ACTING GAMING INSPECTOR GENERAL.
 THE TERM OF THE ACTING GAMING INSPECTOR GENERAL  SHALL  BE  NINE  MONTHS
 FROM APPOINTMENT AND SHALL NOT BE RENEWED.
   §  9.  Section  1369  of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding
 law, as added by chapter 174 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read  as
 follows:
   §  1369.  State gaming inspector general; functions and duties. 1. The
 state gaming inspector general  shall  have  the  following  duties  and
 responsibilities:
   [1.]  (A)  receive and investigate complaints from any source, or upon
 his or her own initiative, concerning allegations of corruption,  fraud,
 criminal activity, conflicts of interest or abuse in the commission;
   [2.]  (B)  inform  the  commission members of such allegations and the
 progress of investigations related thereto, unless special circumstances
 require confidentiality;
   [3.] (C) determine with respect to such allegations whether  discipli-
 nary  action, civil or criminal prosecution, or further investigation by
 an appropriate federal, state or  local  agency  is  warranted,  and  to
 assist in such investigations;
   [4.]  (D)  prepare  and  release to the public written reports of such
 investigations, as appropriate and  to  the  extent  permitted  by  law,
 subject  to  redaction  to protect the confidentiality of witnesses. The
 release of all or portions of such reports may be  deferred  to  protect
 the confidentiality of ongoing investigations;
   [5.]  (E)  review and examine periodically the policies and procedures
 of the commission  with  regard  to  the  prevention  and  detection  of
 corruption, fraud, criminal activity, conflicts of interest or abuse;
   [6.] (F) recommend remedial action to prevent or eliminate corruption,
 fraud,  criminal activity, conflicts of interest or abuse in the commis-
 sion; [and]
   [7.] (G) establish  programs  for  training  commission  officers  and
 employees regarding the prevention and elimination of corruption, fraud,
 criminal activity, conflicts of interest or abuse in the commission; AND
   (H)  PREPARE  AND SUBMIT, NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY FIRST OF EACH YEAR, A
 REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR, THE STATE COMPTROLLER, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE
 TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE MINORITY LEADER  OF  THE  SENATE,
 THE  SPEAKER  OF  THE  ASSEMBLY  AND THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY
 SUMMARIZING THE ACTIVITIES OF THE OFFICE DURING THE  PRECEDING  CALENDAR
 YEAR.
   2.  THE  GAMING  INSPECTOR  GENERAL  SHALL NOT SIMULTANEOUSLY HOLD ANY
 OTHER POSITION THAT HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION  FORTY-SIX,
 FIFTY-TWO, FIFTY-SEVEN OR SEVENTY-FOUR OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW, SECTION ONE
 HUNDRED  THIRTY-SIX  OF  THE  WORKERS'  COMPENSATION LAW, SECTION TWELVE
 HUNDRED SEVENTY-NINE OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW OR SECTION THIRTY-ONE
 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.

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   § 10. Section 1279 of the public authorities law is amended by  adding
 two new subdivisions 8 and 9 to read as follows:
   8. IN THE EVENT OF A VACANCY IN THE POSITION OF INSPECTOR GENERAL, THE
 GOVERNOR MAY APPOINT AN ACTING INSPECTOR GENERAL. THE TERM OF THE ACTING
 INSPECTOR GENERAL SHALL BE NINE MONTHS FROM APPOINTMENT AND SHALL NOT BE
 RENEWED.
   9. THE INSPECTOR GENERAL SHALL NOT SIMULTANEOUSLY HOLD ANY OTHER POSI-
 TION THAT HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION FORTY-SIX, FIFTY-TWO,
 FIFTY-SEVEN  OR  SEVENTY-FOUR  OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW, SECTION ONE HUNDRED
 THIRTY-SIX OF THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW,  SECTION  THIRTEEN  HUNDRED
 SIXTY-EIGHT  OF  THE  RACING,  PARI-MUTUEL  WAGERING AND BREEDING LAW OR
 SECTION THIRTY-ONE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
   § 11. Section 31 of the public health law is amended by adding two new
 subdivisions 4 and 5 to read as follows:
   4. IN THE EVENT OF A VACANCY IN THE  POSITION  OF  MEDICAID  INSPECTOR
 GENERAL,  THE GOVERNOR MAY APPOINT AN ACTING MEDICAID INSPECTOR GENERAL.
 THE TERM OF THE ACTING MEDICAID INSPECTOR GENERAL SHALL BE  NINE  MONTHS
 FROM APPOINTMENT AND SHALL NOT BE RENEWED.
   5.  THE  MEDICAID  INSPECTOR GENERAL SHALL NOT SIMULTANEOUSLY HOLD ANY
 OTHER POSITION IN AN  OFFICE  THAT  HAS  BEEN  ESTABLISHED  PURSUANT  TO
 SECTIONS  FORTY-SIX,  FIFTY-TWO,  FIFTY-SEVEN  AND  SEVENTY-FOUR OF THIS
 CHAPTER, SECTION ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-SIX  OF  THE  WORKERS'  COMPENSATION
 LAW,  SECTION  TWELVE HUNDRED SEVENTY-NINE OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW
 OR SECTION THIRTEEN  HUNDRED  SIXTY-EIGHT  OF  THE  RACING,  PARI-MUTUEL
 WAGERING AND BREEDING LAW.
   § 12. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Senate Bill S7709

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee

Jun 5, 2018 - Finance Committee Vote

Finance Committee Vote: Jun 5, 2018

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2017-S7709 (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-S7709 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S7709 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7709 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Thomas D. Croci

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee

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John A. DeFrancisco

Patrick M. Gallivan

Martin J. Golden

Diane J. Savino

2017-S7709 (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-S7709 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S7709 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

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