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Senate Bill S1515

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires equal distribution of legislative staff and resources

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2021-S1515 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Legislative Law
Laws Affected:
Add §5-b, Leg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S4430
2019-2020: S1320
2023-2024: S904
2025-2026: S1416

2021-S1515 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires an equal distribution of legislative staff and appropriations to be made among all members of the legislature; provides for additional funds and staff for members in special capacities as long as such additional staff does not deal with constituent services.

2021-S1515 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S1515 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1515
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 12, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. TEDISCO -- 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 legislative law, in relation to requiring  an  equal
   apportionment of resources and staff for members of the legislature

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The legislative law is amended by adding a new section  5-b
 to read as follows:
   §  5-B.  APPORTIONMENT  OF  RESOURCES  AND  STAFF TO ASSIST INDIVIDUAL
 MEMBERS. 1. FROM WITHIN THE AMOUNT GENERALLY APPROPRIATED TO FUND  STAFF
 POSITIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE WITHIN SUCH HOUSE OF THE LEGIS-
 LATURE, EACH MEMBER SHALL RECEIVE AN IDENTICAL AMOUNT TO BE UTILIZED FOR
 SUCH  MEMBER'S PERSONAL STAFF, BOTH IN SUCH MEMBER'S ALBANY AND DISTRICT
 LEGISLATIVE OFFICE OR OFFICES.
   2. WHERE BECAUSE OF THE DEMANDS OF A MEMBER'S POSITION AS  AN  OFFICER
 OF  THE  HOUSE OR THE DUTIES IN A SPECIAL CAPACITY, ADDITIONAL FUNDS MAY
 BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR STAFF TO SERVICE THOSE NEEDS; HOWEVER  SUCH  STAFF
 SHALL  NOT  BE  PERSONALLY  INVOLVED  IN  DUTIES  OTHERWISE RELATED TO A
 MEMBER'S CONSTITUENT SERVICE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03922-01-1

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