Bill Text: NY A05589 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the manner in which members of the New York job development authority shall be appointed; reduces gubernatorial appointments from seven to four members.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to corporations, authorities and commissions [A05589 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A05589-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5589
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     March 4, 2013
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       Introduced by M. of A. BRENNAN, COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
         ABBATE,  CLARK, DINOWITZ, GLICK, GOTTFRIED, HOOPER, JACOBS, SWEENEY --
         read once and referred to the Committee on  Corporations,  Authorities
         and Commissions
       AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the manner in
         which  the  members of the New York job development authority shall be
         appointed
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 1802 of the public authori-
    2  ties  law,  subdivision  1 as amended by chapter 118 of the laws of 1990
    3  and as further amended by section 104 of part A of  chapter  62  of  the
    4  laws  of  2011,  and subdivision 2 as separately amended by chapters 355
    5  and 829 of the laws of 1966, are amended to read as follows:
    6    1. There is hereby created the "New York job  development  authority."
    7  The  authority  shall  be  a  body  corporate and politic constituting a
    8  public benefit corporation. Its members shall consist of the commission-
    9  er of economic development, the commissioner of labor, the  commissioner
   10  of   agriculture  and  markets,  and  the  superintendent  of  financial
   11  services, serving ex officio, [and seven] FOUR members to  be  appointed
   12  by  the  governor  with the advice and consent of the senate, ONE MEMBER
   13  APPOINTED BY THE COMPTROLLER, ONE  MEMBER  APPOINTED  BY  THE  TEMPORARY
   14  PRESIDENT  OF THE SENATE, AND ONE MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE
   15  ASSEMBLY.  Each member [appointed by the governor] shall be a citizen of
   16  the United States and a resident of the state.  THE MEMBERS APPOINTED BY
   17  THE COMPTROLLER, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND  THE  SPEAKER
   18  OF THE ASSEMBLY SHALL NOT BE EMPLOYEES OF THE STATE.
   19    2.  Members  shall  continue  in  office until the expiration of their
   20  terms and until their successors  have  been  appointed  and  confirmed.
   21  Persons  appointed  for  full  terms as their successors shall serve for
   22  four years each commencing as of January first. In the event of a vacan-
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD09054-01-3
       A. 5589                             2
    1  cy occurring in the office of a member by death, resignation  or  other-
    2  wise,  the  [governor]  ORIGINAL  APPOINTING  AUTHORITY  shall appoint a
    3  successor [with the advice and consent of the senate] to serve  for  the
    4  balance of the unexpired term.
    5    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.