Assembly Bill A9940

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the appointment for agricultural representation on the state fire prevention and building code council

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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-A9940 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §374, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A2562
2023-2024: A1080

2019-A9940 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the appointment of a member from the state's largest agricultural advocacy organization for agricultural representation on the state fire prevention and building code council.

2019-A9940 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   9940
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 27, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. WOERNER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to  the  appointment  for
   agricultural  representation on the state fire prevention and building
   code council
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 374 of the executive law, as added
 by  chapter 707 of the laws of 1981, the opening paragraph as amended by
 chapter 309 of the laws of 1996, paragraph a as amended by section 96 of
 subpart B of part C and as further amended by section 104 of part  A  of
 chapter  62 of the laws of 2011, subdivision c as amended by chapter 920
 of the laws of 1985, is amended to read as follows:
   1. There is hereby created and established in the department of  state
 a  council,  to  be known as the state fire prevention and building code
 council. Such council shall consist of the secretary of state, as chair-
 man, the state fire administrator and [fifteen] SIXTEEN other members to
 be appointed as follows:
   a. Two members, to be  appointed  by  the  governor,  from  among  the
 commissioners  of  the  departments of economic development, corrections
 and community supervision, education, health, labor, mental  health  and
 social  services,  office  of  general services, division of housing and
 community renewal, and the superintendent of financial services.
   b. Six members, to be appointed by the governor, one of whom shall  be
 an elected official of a city with a population over one million, one of
 whom shall be an elected official of another city with a population over
 one  hundred  thousand,  one of whom shall be an elected official of any
 other city, one of whom shall be an elected county official, one of whom
 shall be an elected town official, and one of whom shall be  an  elected
 village official.
   c.  Seven members, to be appointed by the governor with the advice and
 consent of the senate, one of whom shall be a fire service official, one
 of whom shall be a registered architect, one of whom shall be a  profes-
 sional  engineer,  one of whom shall be a code enforcement official, one
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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