Bill Text: NY A02421 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes a task force to investigate the position of city marshal in the city of New York regarding claims of defrauding creditors and the feasibility of abolishing the position.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-05 - referred to governmental operations [A02421 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-A02421-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          2421

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    January 19, 2021
                                       ___________

        Introduced by M. of A. NIOU, PEOPLES-STOKES, BARRON, KIM, FRONTUS, RICH-
          ARDSON,  D. ROSENTHAL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. SAYEGH -- read
          once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

        AN ACT to establish a task force to investigate  the  position  of  city
          marshal in the city of New York

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. a. A task force is hereby established  to  investigate  the
     2  position  of  city marshal in the city of New York. The task force shall
     3  study:
     4    (i) the claims that predatory lenders are using certain city  marshals
     5  to defraud creditor clients;
     6    (ii)  the  effectiveness  of  the appointment process of city marshals
     7  pursuant to section 1601 of the New York city civil court act; and
     8    (iii) the feasibility of abolishing the office of the city marshal.
     9    b. No later than one year after the effective date of  this  act,  the
    10  task  force  shall  report its findings to the governor and the legisla-
    11  ture, as described under subdivision a of this section.
    12    § 2. a. The task force shall be comprised of:
    13    (i) three members appointed by the governor;
    14    (ii) two members appointed by the temporary president of  the  senate;
    15  and
    16    (iii) two members appointed by the speaker of the assembly.
    17    b.  One of the appointments by the governor shall serve as chairperson
    18  of the task force.
    19    c. The members of the task force shall  receive  no  compensation  for
    20  their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
    21  incurred in the performance of their services.
    22    d.  All  departments,  divisions,  bureaus,  commissions, districts or
    23  agencies of the state or any political subdivisions  thereof  shall,  at
    24  the request of the chairperson, provide the task force with such facili-
    25  ties, assistance and data as will enable the task force to carry out its
    26  powers and duties.
    27    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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