Assembly Bill A4717

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes an international division within the department of state to establish and maintain international sister state relationships

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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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2019-A4717 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4995
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §92, add §110, Exec L; amd §355, Ed L; add §226, Ec Dev L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S4565
2013-2014: S5850
2015-2016: A6042, S1885
2017-2018: A7435, S3425
2021-2022: S5459
2023-2024: S7140

2019-A4717 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes an international division within the department of state to establish and maintain international sister state relationships.

2019-A4717 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4717
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 5, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BLAKE, COLTON, CRESPO, MOSLEY, ORTIZ, ROZIC,
   STECK, WRIGHT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK -- read once  and
   referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the executive law, the education law and the economic
   development law, in relation to establishing an international division
   within the department of state
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  92  of  the  executive  law is amended and a new
 section 110 is added to read as follows:
   § 92. Deputies. The secretary of state shall appoint a deputy, who may
 perform all the duties of the secretary of state. Any such deputy  shall
 receive  an  annual  salary to be fixed by the secretary of state within
 the amount appropriated  therefor.  The  secretary  of  state  may  also
 appoint  and fix the compensation of such other deputies, assistants and
 employees as he OR SHE shall deem necessary, AND INCLUDING A DIRECTOR OF
 THE INTERNATIONAL DIVISION, AS ESTABLISHED BY SECTION ONE HUNDRED TEN OF
 THIS ARTICLE, within the  amount  appropriated  therefor  and  prescribe
 their powers and duties.
   §  110.  INTERNATIONAL  DIVISION.  1. THERE IS ESTABLISHED AN INTERNA-
 TIONAL DIVISION WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE. THE SECRETARY  OF  STATE
 SHALL  PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF SUCH DIVISION, AND
 SHALL APPOINT A DIRECTOR TO SUPERVISE THE OPERATION OF SUCH DIVISION AND
 ITS EMPLOYEES.
   2. THE INTERNATIONAL DIVISION SHALL SOLICIT,  ESTABLISH  AND  MAINTAIN
 SISTER  STATE  RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND STATES IN
 OTHER COUNTRIES. FOR EACH OF THIS STATE'S INTERNATIONAL  SISTER  STATES,
 THE INTERNATIONAL DIVISION SHALL ACT AS THE CONDUIT BETWEEN THE GOVERNOR
 AND THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF EACH SISTER STATE.
   3.  THE  INTERNATIONAL SISTER STATE PROGRAM SHALL, IN COOPERATION WITH
 THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF  IMPLEMENTING
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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