Senate Bill S7287A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to increasing the state code enforcement powers of the secretary of state

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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-S7287 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §381, add §381-a, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S3606
2023-2024: S1939

2019-S7287 - Summary

Increases the state code enforcement powers of the secretary of state by establishing a state code enforcement office headed by an ombudsperson.

2019-S7287 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S7287 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7287
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 16, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction  and
   Community Development
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the executive law, in relation to increasing the state
   code enforcement powers of the secretary of state
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph b of subdivision 1 of section 381 of the execu-
 tive law, as amended by chapter 560 of the laws of 2010, is  amended  to
 read as follows:
   b.  THE  ADEQUATE  number [and] OF STAFF REQUIRED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF
 THE LOCALITY TO BE DETERMINED BY LOOKING AT FACTORS, INCLUDING, BUT  NOT
 LIMITED TO, POPULATION AND GEOGRAPHIC AREA,
   B-1.  THE qualifications of staff, including requirements that inspec-
 tors be certified pursuant to this chapter,
   § 2. Paragraph c of subdivision 4 of section 381 of the executive law,
 as added by chapter 707 of the laws of 1981, is amended and a new  para-
 graph e is added to read as follows:
   c.  [the]  THE  secretary may designate the county in which such local
 government is located to administer and enforce the uniform code in such
 local government. In the case of such  designation,  the  provisions  of
 subdivision five of this section shall apply.
   E.  THE  SECRETARY  MAY  PLACE  AN  OVERSIGHT  OFFICIAL WITHIN A LOCAL
 GOVERNMENT TO MONITOR AND ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE  MINIMUM  STANDARDS
 FOR  ADMINISTRATION  AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE UNIFORM CODE.  THE OVERSIGHT
 OFFICIAL SHALL BE A STATE OFFICER WITH EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE IN  CODE
 ENFORCEMENT  AND  OTHER QUALIFICATIONS DETERMINED BY THE SECRETARY TO BE
 APPROPRIATE FOR THE POSITION. THE PLACEMENT  OF  AN  OVERSIGHT  OFFICIAL
 SHALL  BE  FOR  A  PERIOD OF UP TO ONE YEAR AND EXTENDED AS NECESSARY AS
 DETERMINED BY THE SECRETARY. LOCAL GOVERNMENT STAFF  SHALL  COMPLY  WITH
 ALL DIRECTIVES ISSUED BY THE OVERSIGHT OFFICIAL.
   §  3.  The  executive  law is amended by adding a new section 381-a to
 read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2019-S7287A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §381, add §381-a, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S3606
2023-2024: S1939

2019-S7287A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases the state code enforcement powers of the secretary of state by establishing a state code enforcement office headed by an ombudsperson.

2019-S7287A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S7287A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7287--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 16, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. BAILEY, SKOUFIS, BIAGGI, KAVANAGH -- read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
   Housing,   Construction   and   Community   Development  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to increasing  the  state
   code enforcement powers of the secretary of state
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph b of subdivision 1 of section 381 of  the  execu-
 tive  law,  as amended by chapter 560 of the laws of 2010, is amended to
 read as follows:
   b. THE ADEQUATE number [and] OF STAFF REQUIRED TO MEET  THE  NEEDS  OF
 THE  LOCALITY TO BE DETERMINED BY LOOKING AT FACTORS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
 LIMITED TO, POPULATION AND GEOGRAPHIC AREA,
   B-1. THE qualifications of staff, including requirements that  inspec-
 tors be certified pursuant to this chapter,
   § 2. Paragraph c of subdivision 4 of section 381 of the executive law,
 as  added by chapter 707 of the laws of 1981, is amended and a new para-
 graph e is added to read as follows:
   c. [the] THE secretary may designate the county in  which  such  local
 government is located to administer and enforce the uniform code in such
 local  government.  In  the  case of such designation, the provisions of
 subdivision five of this section shall apply.
   E. THE SECRETARY MAY  PLACE  AN  OVERSIGHT  OFFICIAL  WITHIN  A  LOCAL
 GOVERNMENT  TO  MONITOR AND ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE MINIMUM STANDARDS
 FOR ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE UNIFORM CODE.   THE  OVERSIGHT
 OFFICIAL  SHALL BE A STATE OFFICER WITH EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE IN CODE
 ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER QUALIFICATIONS DETERMINED BY THE SECRETARY  TO  BE
 APPROPRIATE  FOR  THE  POSITION.  THE PLACEMENT OF AN OVERSIGHT OFFICIAL
 SHALL BE FOR A PERIOD OF UP TO ONE YEAR AND  EXTENDED  AS  NECESSARY  AS
 DETERMINED  BY  THE  SECRETARY. LOCAL GOVERNMENT STAFF SHALL COMPLY WITH
 ALL DIRECTIVES ISSUED  BY  THE  OVERSIGHT  OFFICIAL.    OVERSIGHT  SHALL
 INCLUDE,  BUT  NOT BE LIMITED TO, RESEARCH AND DATA COLLECTION TO DETER-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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