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Senate Bill S2335

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the definition of a public body pursuant to the open meetings law

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2019-S2335 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §102, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S7126

2019-S2335 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the definition of a public body pursuant to the open meetings law; includes any advisory committee or similar body created by such public body or pursuant to federal, state or local law or any entity consisting of two or more members created by executive order of the governor.

2019-S2335 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S2335 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2335
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 24, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. KAVANAGH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
   ment Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to  the  definition
   of a public body pursuant to the open meetings law

   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 of such public body.   A PUBLIC  BODY
 SHALL  ALSO  INCLUDE  ANY  ADVISORY COMMITTEE OR SIMILAR BODY CREATED BY
 SUCH PUBLIC BODY OR PURSUANT TO EXECUTIVE ORDER, OR STATE OR LOCAL  LAW,
 OR  ANY  ENTITY  CONSISTING  OF TWO OR MORE MEMBERS CREATED BY EXECUTIVE
 ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02478-01-9

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