Assembly Bill A6812B

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Waives the residency requirement for certain county attorney positions within Essex county

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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Bill Amendments

2023-A6812 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5608
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3, Pub Off L

2023-A6812 - Summary

Waives the residency requirement for certain county attorney positions within Essex county including assistant public defender.

2023-A6812 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6812
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 8, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SIMPSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Local Governments
 
 AN ACT to amend the public officers law,  in  relation  to  waiving  the
   residency  requirement  for  certain  county attorney positions within
   Essex county
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 73 to read as follows:
   73. IN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX, THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION REQUIRING A
 PERSON TO BE A RESIDENT OF THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR MUNICIPAL CORPO-
 RATION  OF THE STATE FOR WHICH HE OR SHE SHALL BE CHOSEN OR WITHIN WHICH
 HIS OR HER OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS ARE REQUIRED TO BE  EXERCISED,  SHALL  NOT
 PREVENT A PERSON FROM HOLDING THE OFFICE OF ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER OR
 ASSISTANT  ESSEX  COUNTY  SOCIAL  SERVICES  ATTORNEY, PROVIDED THAT SUCH
 PERSON RESIDES IN A COUNTY ADJOINING ESSEX COUNTY WITHIN  THE  STATE  OF
 NEW YORK; PROVIDED, HOWEVER THAT ANY PERSON PERFORMING SUCH FUNCTIONS OR
 HOLDING  SUCH  OFFICES  IN  ANY OTHER COUNTY SHALL BE A RESIDENT OF SUCH
 COUNTY UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10133-01-3

2023-A6812A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5608
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3, Pub Off L

2023-A6812A - Summary

Waives the residency requirement for certain county attorney positions within Essex county including assistant public defender.

2023-A6812A - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6812--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 8, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SIMPSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on  Local  Governments  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public officers law, in relation to waiving the
   residency requirement for certain  county  attorney  positions  within
   Essex county
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 73 to read as follows:
   73. IN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX, THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION REQUIRING A
 PERSON TO BE A RESIDENT OF THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR MUNICIPAL CORPO-
 RATION OF THE STATE FOR WHICH HE OR SHE SHALL BE CHOSEN OR WITHIN  WHICH
 HIS  OR  HER  OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS ARE REQUIRED TO BE EXERCISED, SHALL NOT
 PREVENT A PERSON FROM HOLDING THE OFFICE OF  ASSISTANT  PUBLIC  DEFENDER
 PROVIDED  THAT  SUCH  PERSON  RESIDES IN A COUNTY ADJOINING ESSEX COUNTY
 WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK; PROVIDED, HOWEVER THAT ANY PERSON PERFORM-
 ING SUCH FUNCTIONS OR HOLDING SUCH OFFICES IN ANY OTHER COUNTY SHALL  BE
 A RESIDENT OF SUCH COUNTY UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10133-02-3

2023-A6812B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5608
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3, Pub Off L

2023-A6812B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Waives the residency requirement for certain county attorney positions within Essex county including assistant public defender.

2023-A6812B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6812--B
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 8, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SIMPSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on  Local  Governments  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered  reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted to said committee --
   again reported from said committee with amendments, ordered  reprinted
   as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public officers law, in relation to waiving the
   residency requirement for certain  county  attorney  positions  within
   Essex county
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 73 to read as follows:
   73. IN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX, THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION REQUIRING A
 PERSON TO BE A RESIDENT OF THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR MUNICIPAL CORPO-
 RATION OF THE STATE FOR WHICH HE OR SHE SHALL BE CHOSEN OR WITHIN  WHICH
 HIS  OR  HER  OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS ARE REQUIRED TO BE EXERCISED, SHALL NOT
 PREVENT A PERSON FROM HOLDING THE OFFICE OF ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER OF
 THE COUNTY OF ESSEX, PROVIDED THAT  SUCH  PERSON  RESIDES  IN  A  COUNTY
 ADJOINING  ESSEX  COUNTY WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK; PROVIDED, HOWEVER
 THAT ANY PERSON PERFORMING SUCH FUNCTIONS OR HOLDING SUCH OFFICES IN ANY
 OTHER COUNTY SHALL  BE  A  RESIDENT  OF  SUCH  COUNTY  UNLESS  OTHERWISE
 PROVIDED  BY LAW.  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT APPLY TO
 ANY PERSON HOLDING THE OFFICE OF FIRST ASSISTANT  PUBLIC  DEFENDER,  THE
 HOLDER  OF WHICH WOULD ASSUME THE DUTIES OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER UPON THE
 PUBLIC DEFENDER'S ABSENCE FROM THE COUNTY OR UPON THE PUBLIC  DEFENDER'S
 INABILITY TO PERFORM HIS OR HER DUTIES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10133-04-3

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