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Assembly Bill A526A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to amending the definition of "public body"

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2019-A526 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2959
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §102, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A5783
2021-2022: A924, S1625

2019-A526 - Summary

Amends the definition of "public body" to include any entity created or appointed to perform a necessary function in the decision-making process.

2019-A526 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    526
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PAULIN,  BLAKE,  BUCHWALD,  GALEF, ABINANTI,
   CARROLL, COOK, DINOWITZ, GOTTFRIED, LUPARDO, RICHARDSON, L. ROSENTHAL,
   ZEBROWSKI, MONTESANO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.  ENGLEBRIGHT,
   NIOU,  SIMON,  THIELE  --  read  once and referred to the Committee on
   Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in  relation  to  amending  the
   definition of a "public body"
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 102 of the public officers law, as
 amended by chapter 704 of the laws of 1979 and such  section  as  renum-
 bered by chapter 652 of the laws of 1983, is amended to read as follows:
   2.  "Public  body" means any entity, for which a quorum is required in
 order to conduct public business and  which  consists  of  two  or  more
 members,  performing  a  [governmental] function for the state or for an
 agency or department thereof, or for a public corporation as defined  in
 section  sixty-six  of  the  general  construction  law, or committee or
 subcommittee or other similar body CONSISTING OF MEMBERS of such  public
 body  OR  AN ENTITY CREATED OR APPOINTED TO PERFORM A NECESSARY FUNCTION
 IN THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03782-01-9

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2019-A526A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2959
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §102, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A5783
2021-2022: A924, S1625

2019-A526A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Amends the definition of "public body" to include any entity created or appointed to perform a necessary function in the decision-making process.

2019-A526A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  526--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PAULIN,  BLAKE,  BUCHWALD,  GALEF, ABINANTI,
   CARROLL, COOK, DINOWITZ, GOTTFRIED, LUPARDO, RICHARDSON, L. ROSENTHAL,
   ZEBROWSKI, MONTESANO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.  ENGLEBRIGHT,
   NIOU,  SIMON,  THIELE  --  read  once and referred to the Committee on
   Governmental Operations -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in  relation  to  amending  the
   definition of a "public body"
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 102 of the public officers law, as
 amended by chapter 704 of the laws of 1979 and such  section  as  renum-
 bered by chapter 652 of the laws of 1983, is amended to read as follows:
   2.  "Public  body" means any entity, for which a quorum is required in
 order to conduct public business and  which  consists  of  two  or  more
 members,  performing  a  governmental  function  for the state or for an
 agency or department thereof, or for a public corporation as defined  in
 section  sixty-six  of  the  general  construction  law, or committee or
 subcommittee or other similar body CONSISTING OF MEMBERS of such  public
 body  OR  AN ENTITY CREATED OR APPOINTED TO PERFORM A NECESSARY FUNCTION
 IN THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03782-03-9

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