Senate Bill S8571

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Prohibits executive sessions for the appointment of elected office

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee


  • 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-S8571 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8304
Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §105, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A2788

2021-S8571 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits public bodies from conducting an executive session where the subject to be considered relates to the appointment of an elected member or officer to fill a vacancy in an elected office of such public body, including interviews of prospective appointees and related discussions.

2021-S8571 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S8571 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8571
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 15, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  KAPLAN -- 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 public officers  law,  in  relation  to  prohibiting
   executive sessions for the appointment of elected office
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 105 of the public officers law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
   3. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY CONTRARY PROVISION  OF  LAW,  CONSIDERATION  OF
 MATTERS  RELATING  TO THE APPOINTMENT OF A MEMBER OR OFFICER OF A PUBLIC
 BODY TO FILL A VACANCY IN SUCH PUBLIC  BODY  CAUSED  BY  REASON  OF  THE
 DEATH,  RESIGNATION,  REMOVAL  FROM  OFFICE, OR REFUSAL TO SERVE, OF ANY
 ELECTED MEMBER OR OFFICER OF SUCH PUBLIC BODY, INCLUDING  INTERVIEWS  OF
 APPLICANTS  FOR APPOINTMENT TO FILL SUCH VACANCY, AND ANY DISCUSSIONS OR
 DELIBERATIONS REGARDING ANY SUCH APPOINTMENT, SHALL BE  CONDUCTED  IN  A
 MEETING  OPEN  TO  THE PUBLIC AND SHALL NOT BE CONDUCTED IN AN EXECUTIVE
 SESSION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13399-01-1



              

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