Assembly Bill A3819A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires certain commissioners have certain education and training

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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-A3819 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1671
2011-2012: A1643
2013-2014: A177
2015-2016: A5771
2017-2018: A8608, A9697
2021-2022: A476

2019-A3819 - Summary

Requires certain commissioners to have certain education and training to be appointed to the public service commission.

2019-A3819 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3819
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 31, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced   by   M.  of  A.  ROZIC,  BENEDETTO,  COOK,  GALEF,  JAFFEE,
   M. G. MILLER, L. ROSENTHAL, MONTESANO -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of
   A.  CYMBROWITZ, DINOWITZ, GOTTFRIED, McDONOUGH, PERRY -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to  the  appointment
   of members of the public service commission
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 4 of the public service law is amended by adding  a
 new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4.  TO  ENSURE  THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATION, ANY
 PERSON APPOINTED AS A COMMISSIONER PURSUANT TO THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS
 SECTION  SHALL  BE QUALIFIED FOR SUCH APPOINTMENT AS PROVIDED IN SECTION
 FOUR-A OF THIS ARTICLE.
   § 2. The public service law is amended by adding a new section 4-a  to
 read as follows:
   §  4-A.  PUBLIC  SERVICE  COMMISSION  NOMINATING  BOARD. 1. ANY PERSON
 APPOINTED AS A COMMISSIONER PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF  SECTION  FOUR
 OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL (A) HAVE EDUCATION AND TRAINING, AND THREE OR MORE
 YEARS  OF  EXPERIENCE IN ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FIELDS: ECONOMICS,
 ENGINEERING, LAW, ACCOUNTING, BUSINESS MANAGEMENT,  UTILITY  REGULATION,
 PUBLIC  POLICY,  CONSUMER  ADVOCACY OR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; AND (B)
 SHALL BE SELECTED FROM A LIST OF INDIVIDUALS NOMINATED  AS  PROVIDED  IN
 SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION.
   2.  (A)  THERE SHALL BE ESTABLISHED IN THE DEPARTMENT A PUBLIC SERVICE
 COMMISSION NOMINATING BOARD CONSISTING OF THE FOLLOWING:
   (1) A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UTILITY INTERVENTION UNIT OF THE  CONSUMER
 PROTECTION DIVISION APPOINTED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE;
   (2)  THE  PRESIDENT OF THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
 MENT AUTHORITY, OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE;
   (3) THE COMMISSIONER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2019-A3819A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1671
2011-2012: A1643
2013-2014: A177
2015-2016: A5771
2017-2018: A8608, A9697
2021-2022: A476

2019-A3819A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires certain commissioners to have certain education and training to be appointed to the public service commission.

2019-A3819A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3819--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 31, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced   by   M.  of  A.  ROZIC,  BENEDETTO,  COOK,  GALEF,  JAFFEE,
   M. G. MILLER, L. ROSENTHAL, MONTESANO -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of
   A.  CYMBROWITZ, DINOWITZ, GOTTFRIED, McDONOUGH, PERRY -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
   -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
   and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public service law, in relation to the appointment
   of members of the public service commission
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 4 of the public service law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4. ANY COMMISSIONER APPOINTED ON OR AFTER  JULY  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND
 TWENTY,  PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL HAVE EDUCATION AND TRAINING, AND
 THREE OR MORE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE  IN  ONE  OR  MORE  OF  THE  FOLLOWING
 FIELDS:  ECONOMICS,  ENGINEERING,  LAW, ACCOUNTING, BUSINESS MANAGEMENT,
 UTILITY REGULATION, PUBLIC POLICY, CONSUMER  ADVOCACY  OR  ENVIRONMENTAL
 MANAGEMENT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01316-04-9



              

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