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Senate Bill S6654

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Directs the department of state to study, evaluate, and make recommendations concerning studies directed by the legislature to be completed

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2019-S6654 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8495
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
State
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S1677, A2071
2023-2024: S3375, A4176
2025-2026: A955

2019-S6654 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the department of state to study, evaluate, and make recommendations concerning studies directed by the legislature to be completed.

2019-S6654 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6654 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6654
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              August 16, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to direct the department of state to study,  evaluate,  and  make
   recommendations  concerning  studies directed by the legislature to be
   completed

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Study.  The  department of state is hereby authorized and
 directed to conduct a study of studies directed by the legislature to be
 completed over the past five years. Such study shall examine, at a mini-
 mum, the following:
   (a) how much all these studies have cost the state, including, but not
 limited to, the usual expenses paid to people conducting the studies;
   (b) how many studies, if any, have failed to produce and  deliver  the
 required reports, information, or any product required to be produced by
 the study; and
   (c) how many recommendations in these studies have become bills, laws,
 rules, or regulations.
   §  2.  Powers.  The  department of state may consult with any state or
 local office, agency, or department and  request  information  from  any
 such  entity  that  is  relevant  and material to the completion of this
 study and report.
   § 3. Report. No later than one year after the effective date  of  this
 act,  the  department of state shall deliver a report of the findings of
 the study conducted pursuant to section one of this act to the governor,
 the temporary president of the senate, and the speaker of the assembly.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13486-01-9

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