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Assembly Bill A8580

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to election of public service commissioners

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2019-A8580 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1138
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 5 §4, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4069, S2319
2011-2012: A7174, S6295
2013-2014: A5635, S2002
2015-2016: A6921, S1713
2017-2018: A8714, S1645
2021-2022: S3795
2023-2024: S1494
2025-2026: S2563

2019-A8580 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Designates that the commissioners of public service shall be elected in a manner to be prescribed by law.

2019-A8580 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8580
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                            September 13, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
             CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
 
 proposing an amendment to section 4 of article 5 of the constitution, in
   relation to election of public service commissioners

   Section  1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 4 of article
 5 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
   § 4. The head of the department of audit  and  control  shall  be  the
 comptroller and of the department of law, the attorney-general. The head
 of the department of education shall be The Regents of the University of
 the  State  of  New  York,  who  shall  appoint and at pleasure remove a
 commissioner of education to be the chief administrative officer of  the
 department.  The head of the department of agriculture and markets shall
 be appointed in a manner to be prescribed by law. THE  COMMISSIONERS  OF
 PUBLIC  SERVICE  SHALL  BE  ELECTED IN A MANNER TO BE PRESCRIBED BY LAW.
 Except as otherwise provided in this  constitution,  the  heads  of  all
 other departments and the members of all boards and commissions, except-
 ing  temporary  commissions  for special purposes, shall be appointed by
 the governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate and may be
 removed by the governor, in a manner to be prescribed by law.
   § 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment  be
 referred  to  the  first regular legislative session convening after the
 next succeeding general election of members of  the  assembly,  and,  in
 conformity  with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution, be
 published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD89061-01-9

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