Assembly Bill A9536

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to funds allocated to each member of the assembly for the purpose of compensating employees of such member

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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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2021-A9536 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Legislative Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7, Leg L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A4708

2021-A9536 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to allocating two hundred fifty thousand dollars to each member of the assembly for the purpose of compensating employees and staff of such member.

2021-A9536 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9536
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 16, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced   by   M.  of  A.  LAWLER,  DiPIETRO,  MANKTELOW,  MONTESANO,
   J. M. GIGLIO, ANGELINO, BRABENEC, McDONOUGH -- read once and  referred
   to the Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the legislative law, in relation to funds allocated to
   each member of the assembly for the purpose of compensating  employees
   of such member

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The opening paragraph of section 7 of the legislative  law,
 as  amended  by  chapter  506 of the laws of 1960, is amended to read as
 follows:
   The assembly may choose a clerk, a sergeant-at-arms  and  a  stenogra-
 pher. When an appropriation has been made for the services, temporary or
 otherwise,  of officers and employees of the assembly and their appoint-
 ment is not otherwise authorized by law, the speaker of the assembly may
 appoint such officers and employees and fix their compensation,  respec-
 tively, within the amount provided by appropriation.  EACH MEMBER OF THE
 ASSEMBLY, REGARDLESS OF MAJORITY OR MINORITY STATUS,  SHALL, ON AN ANNU-
 AL  BASIS,  BE  ALLOCATED  TWO  HUNDRED  FIFTY  THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE
 PURPOSE OF COMPENSATING EMPLOYEES AND STAFF OF SUCH MEMBER. The majority
 leader of the assembly may appoint a  counsel  to  majority  leader,  an
 assistant  counsel  to  majority leader, a secretary to majority leader,
 and a clerk to majority leader. The minority leader of the assembly  may
 appoint  a counsel to minority leader, a clerk to minority, an assistant
 clerk to minority, a secretary to minority leader, a clerk  to  minority
 leader, an assistant clerk to minority leader, a ways and means minority
 clerk, two stenographers, a clerk-chauffeur and a messenger to minority.
 In case of the death or resignation of the clerk of the assembly, or his
 inability  to  exercise  the  powers and/or discharge the duties of said
 office, notwithstanding any other provisions of law the speaker  of  the
 assembly  shall appoint an acting clerk or designate the assistant clerk
 as acting clerk to serve until a clerk is chosen by the assembly to fill
 the vacancy or until the disability shall cease.  The  acting  clerk  so
 appointed  or  designated  as  such  shall  have and exercise all of the
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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