Bill Text: NY A00519 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 519 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Requires certain bills which establish a commission, task force, board, council or any similar body shall have not less than one position appointed by each of the legislative leaders.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 24-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-06-15 - held for consideration in governmental operations [A00519 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          519
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 7, 2015
                                      ___________
       Introduced  by  M. of A. KOLB, TEDISCO, OAKS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
         of A. BARCLAY, BUTLER, CORWIN,  CROUCH,  DUPREY,  FINCH,  FITZPATRICK,
         GIGLIO,  GOODELL,  HAWLEY, LOPEZ, McDONOUGH, McKEVITT, RAIA, SALADINO,
         TENNEY, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee  on  Govern-
         mental Operations
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the legislative law, in relation to bills containing
         provisions requiring appointments to be made by the legislative  lead-
         ers
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The legislative law is amended by adding a new section 52-a
    2  to read as follows:
    3    S 52-A. REQUIREMENTS  WITH  RESPECT  TO  BILLS  CONTAINING  PROVISIONS
    4  REQUIRING  APPOINTMENTS  TO BE MADE BY THE LEGISLATURE.  1. FOR PURPOSES
    5  OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "LEGISLATIVE LEADERS" SHALL MEAN THE TEMPORARY
    6  PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE MINORITY LEAD-
    7  ER OF THE SENATE AND THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY.
    8    2. ANY BILL WHICH ESTABLISHES A COMMISSION, TASK FORCE,  BOARD,  COUN-
    9  CIL, OR SIMILAR BODY, AND WHICH REQUIRES THAT A NUMBER OF THE MEMBERS ON
   10  SUCH  COMMISSION,  TASK  FORCE,  BOARD, COUNCIL, OR SIMILAR BODY RECEIVE
   11  THEIR APPOINTMENTS FROM THE LEGISLATURE, SHALL HAVE NOT  LESS  THAN  ONE
   12  MEMBER APPOINTED BY EACH OF THE LEGISLATIVE LEADERS.
   13    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD03116-01-5