NY State Senate Bill S8419A

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Dec 30, 2022	signed chap.823
Dec 19, 2022	delivered to governor
May 31, 2022	returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.845 substituted for s8419b
May 31, 2022	substituted by a9622c
May 23, 2022	amended on third reading 8419b
May 23, 2022	vote reconsidered - restored to third reading returned to senate recalled from assembly
May 18, 2022	referred to economic development delivered to assembly passed senate
May 02, 2022	advanced to third reading
Apr 27, 2022	2nd report cal.
Apr 26, 2022	1st report cal.845
Apr 20, 2022	print number 8419a
Apr 20, 2022	amend and recommit to corporations, authorities and commissions
Feb 28, 2022	referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

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S8419 - Details

Law Section:: New York State Urban Development Corporation Act
Laws Affected:: Amd §4, UDC Act

S8419 - Summary

Requires that a listing of community advisory committee members, and community advisory committee meeting agendas, materials, and minutes be posted on the corporation's website; provides that advisory committee meetings be accessible for the public to view and attend live.

S8419 - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S8419

SPONSOR: RAMOS
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the New York state urban development corporation act, in
relation to community advisory committees

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Amends subsection 7 of Chapter 174 of the laws of 1968 to include
requirements of articles six and seven of the public officer's law for
community advisory committees. This mandates public postings of commit-
tee members, agendas, material, and minutes on the public website at
least one business day prior to the meetings and the following FOIL
provisions.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Empire State Development (ESD) is currently required to form community
advisory committees (CACs) for its economic development projects, but
there is no requirement that these bodies operate under the same trans-

parency requirements as other state agencies, including the Board of
Directors of Empire State Development itself. These advisory bodies
currently do not meet publicly under the Open Meetings Law, and there
are no requirements for meeting agendas, materials, and minutes of these
advisory committees to be posted on ESD's website.

Further, through these advisory bodies, ESD has provided information
regarding the potential spending of billions in taxpayer dollars to a
small group of individuals who in theory represent the community, but
are not required to proactively share this information with the public
at large. For example, for the Community Advisory Committee for the Penn
Station Area project, it was not until after a FOIL request was filed
for CAC materials that ESD posted a portion of the materials provided to
the CAC on its website, months after this information was first made
available to CAC members.

This legislation will ensure that ESD proactively posts all materials
provided to community advisory committees on its website, and require
these bodies to meet publicly. This will ensure that the broader public
is able to view the activities of community advisory committees, and has
access to the same information presented by ESD and other relevant
government bodies as the members of the CACs.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

S8419 - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8419
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 28, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RAMOS  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations,  Authorities
   and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the New York state urban development corporation act, in
   relation to community advisory committees
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 4 of section 1 of chapter  174  of
 the  laws  of  1968,  constituting  the New York state urban development
 corporation act, as amended by chapter 655  of  the  laws  of  1973,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   (7)  The  corporation  shall  establish one or more community advisory
 committees to consider and advise the corporation upon matters submitted
 to them by the corporation concerning the development of any area or any
 project, and may establish rules and regulations with  respect  to  such
 committees.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY,
 COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEES SHALL BE SUBJECT TO ARTICLES SIX AND SEVEN
 OF  THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW. THE CORPORATION OR ITS SUCCESSOR SHALL POST
 A LISTING OF COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS, AND  COMMUNITY  ADVI-
 SORY  COMMITTEE  MEETING AGENDAS, MATERIALS, AND MINUTES ON ITS WEBSITE.
 MEETING AGENDAS AND MATERIALS SHALL BE POSTED ON SUCH WEBSITE  AT  LEAST
 ONE  BUSINESS  DAY  IN ADVANCE OF COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
 The members of such community advisory committees shall  serve,  at  the
 pleasure  of  the  corporation, without salary, but shall be entitled to
 reimbursement for their actual and necessary expenses  incurred  in  the
 performance  of their duties. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision
 of law, general, special or local, no officer or employee of  the  state
 or  of  any civil division thereof, shall be deemed to have forfeited or
 shall forfeit his office or employment by reason of  his  acceptance  of
 membership on such community advisory committee.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14592-01-2

S8419A - Details

Law Section:: New York State Urban Development Corporation Act
Laws Affected:: Amd §4, UDC Act

S8419A - Summary

S8419A - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S8419A

SPONSOR: RAMOS
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the New York state urban development corporation act, in
relation to community advisory committees

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Amends subsection 7 of Chapter 174 of the laws of 1968 to include
requirements of articles six and seven of the public officer's law for
community advisory committees. This mandates public postings of commit-
tee members, agendas, material, and minutes on the public website at
least one business day prior to the meetings and the following FOIL
provisions.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Empire State Development (ESD) is currently required to form community
advisory committees (CACs) for its economic development projects, but
there is no requirement that these bodies operate under the same trans-

parency requirements as other state agencies, including the Board of
Directors of Empire State Development itself. These advisory bodies
currently do not meet publicly under the Open Meetings Law, and there
are no requirements for meeting agendas, materials, and minutes of these
advisory committees to be posted on ESD's website.

Further, through these advisory bodies, ESD has provided information
regarding the potential spending of billions in taxpayer dollars to a
small group of individuals who in theory represent the community, but
are not required to proactively share this information with the public
at large. For example, for the Community Advisory Committee for the Penn
Station Area project, it was not until after a FOIL request was filed
for CAC materials that ESD posted a portion of the materials provided to
the CAC on its website, months after this information was first made
available to CAC members.

This legislation will ensure that ESD proactively posts all materials
provided to community advisory committees on its website, and require
these bodies to meet publicly. This will ensure that the broader public
is able to view the activities of community advisory committees, and has
access to the same information presented by ESD and other relevant
government bodies as the members of the CACs.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

S8419A - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8419--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 28, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RAMOS  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed 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 New York state urban development corporation act, in
   relation to community advisory committees

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivisions 7 and 8 of section 4 of section 1 of chapter
 174 of the laws of 1968, constituting the New York state urban  develop-
 ment  corporation  act,  subdivision  7 as amended by chapter 655 of the
 laws of 1973 and subdivision 8 as amended by chapter 61 of the  laws  of
 1975, are amended to read as follows:
   (7)  The  corporation  shall  establish one or more community advisory
 committees to consider and advise the corporation upon matters submitted
 to them by the corporation concerning the development of any area or any
 project, and may establish rules and regulations with  respect  to  such
 committees.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY,
 COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEES SHALL BE SUBJECT TO ARTICLES SIX AND SEVEN
 OF  THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW. THE CORPORATION OR ITS SUCCESSOR SHALL POST
 A LIST OF ALL COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS, AND COMMUNITY  ADVI-
 SORY  COMMITTEE  MEETING AGENDAS, MATERIALS, AND MINUTES ON ITS WEBSITE.
 MEETING AGENDAS AND MATERIALS SHALL BE POSTED ON SUCH WEBSITE  AT  LEAST
 ONE  BUSINESS  DAY  IN ADVANCE OF COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
 The members of such community advisory committees shall  serve,  at  the
 pleasure  of  the  corporation, without salary, but shall be entitled to
 reimbursement for their actual and necessary expenses  incurred  in  the
 performance  of their duties. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision
 of law, general, special or local, no officer or employee of  the  state
 or  of  any civil division thereof, shall be deemed to have forfeited or
 shall forfeit his OR HER office or employment by reason of  his  OR  HER
 acceptance of membership on such community advisory committee.
   (8)  The  governor may remove any director appointed by him OR HER for
 inefficiency, neglect of duty or misconduct in office after  giving  him
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD14592-03-2
 S. 8419--A                          2
 
 OR  HER  a copy of the charges against him OR HER, and an opportunity to
 be heard, in person or by counsel, in his OR HER defense, upon not  less
 than ten days' notice. If any such director shall be removed, the gover-
 nor  shall  file  in  the  office  of the department of state a complete
 statement of charges made against such director and his OR HER  findings
 thereon,  together with a complete record of the proceeding. The forego-
 ing provisions shall not apply in the case of the [chairman] CHAIRPERSON
 and any other director who serves at the pleasure of the governor.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

S8419B (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:: New York State Urban Development Corporation Act
Laws Affected:: Amd §4, UDC Act

S8419B (ACTIVE) - Summary

S8419B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S8419B

SPONSOR: RAMOS
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the New York state urban development corporation act, in
relation to community advisory committees

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

This bill mandates public postings of committee members, agendas, mate-
rial, minutes, and time. It also requires meetings to be publicly acces-
sible.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Empire State Development (ESD) is currently required to form community
advisory committees (CACs) for its economic development projects, but
there is no requirement that these bodies operate under the same trans-
parency requirements as other state agencies, including the Board of
Directors of Empire State Development itself. These advisory bodies
currently do not meet publicly under the Open Meetings Law, and there

are no requirements for meeting agendas, materials, and minutes of these
advisory committees to be posted on ESD's website.

Further, through these advisory bodies, ESD has provided information
regarding the potential spending of billions in taxpayer dollars to a
small group of individuals who in theory represent the community, but
are not required to proactively share this information with the public
at large. For example, for the Community Advisory Committee for the Penn
Station Area project, it was not until after a FOIL request was filed
for CAC materials that ESD posted a portion of the materials provided to
the CAC on its website, months after this information was first made
available to CAC members.

This legislation will ensure that ESD proactively posts all materials
provided to community advisory committees on its website, and requires
these bodies to meet publicly. This will ensure that the broader public
is able to view the activities of community advisory committees, and has
access to the same information presented by ESD and other relevant
government bodies as the members of the CACs.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

S8419B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8419--B
     Cal. No. 845
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 28, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RAMOS  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations,  Authorities
   and   Commissions  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to  said  committee  --  reported
   favorably  from  said  committee,  ordered to first and second report,
   ordered to a third reading, passed by  Senate  and  delivered  to  the
   Assembly,  recalled,  vote  reconsidered,  restored  to third reading,
   amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place  in  the  order  of
   third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the New York state urban development corporation act, in
   relation to community advisory committees
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivisions 7 and 8 of section 4 of section 1  of  chapter
 174  of the laws of 1968, constituting the New York state urban develop-
 ment corporation act, subdivision 7 as amended by  chapter  655  of  the
 laws  of  1973 and subdivision 8 as amended by chapter 61 of the laws of
 1975, are amended to read as follows:
   (7) The corporation shall establish one  or  more  community  advisory
 committees to consider and advise the corporation upon matters submitted
 to them by the corporation concerning the development of any area or any
 project,  and  may  establish rules and regulations with respect to such
 committees.  THE CORPORATION OR ITS SUCCESSOR SHALL PUBLISH AND MAINTAIN
 A LIST OF ALL COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS, AND COMMUNITY  ADVI-
 SORY  COMMITTEE  MEETING AGENDAS, MATERIALS, AND MINUTES ON ITS WEBSITE.
 MEETING AGENDAS AND MATERIALS SHALL BE POSTED ON SUCH WEBSITE  AT  LEAST
 ONE  BUSINESS  DAY  IN ADVANCE OF COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
 ALL UPCOMING MEETING TIMES AND LOCATIONS SHALL BE POSTED ON SUCH WEBSITE
 AT LEAST ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE.   COMMUNITY  ADVISORY  COMMITTEE  MEETINGS
 SHALL  BE ACCESSIBLE FOR THE PUBLIC TO VIEW AND ATTEND LIVE. The members
 of such community advisory committees shall serve, at  the  pleasure  of
 the  corporation, without salary, but shall be entitled to reimbursement
 for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the  performance  of
 their  duties. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, gener-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14592-05-2
 S. 8419--B                          2
 
 al, special or local, no officer or employee of  the  state  or  of  any
 civil  division  thereof,  shall  be  deemed  to have forfeited or shall
 forfeit his OR HER office or employment by reason of his OR HER  accept-
 ance of membership on such community advisory committee.
   (8)  The  governor may remove any director appointed by him OR HER for
 inefficiency, neglect of duty or misconduct in office after  giving  him
 OR  HER  a copy of the charges against him OR HER, and an opportunity to
 be heard, in person or by counsel, in his OR HER defense, upon not  less
 than ten days' notice. If any such director shall be removed, the gover-
 nor  shall  file  in  the  office  of the department of state a complete
 statement of charges made against such director and his OR HER  findings
 thereon,  together with a complete record of the proceeding. The forego-
 ing provisions shall not apply in the case of the [chairman] CHAIRPERSON
 and any other director who serves at the pleasure of the governor.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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S8419 - Details

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S8419 - Sponsor Memo

S8419 - Bill Text download pdf

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S8419 - Details

S8419 - Summary

S8419 - Sponsor Memo

S8419 - Bill Text download pdf

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