Bill Text: NY A06104 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides that minority members of the public authorities control board shall have voting privileges and shall act upon a four-fifths vote.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 22-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-05-03 - held for consideration in corporations, authorities and commissions [A06104 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-A06104-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          6104

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                     March 10, 2021
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        Introduced  by M. of A. BARCLAY, J. M. GIGLIO, MONTESANO, FRIEND, BRABE-
          NEC,  SMITH,  SALKA,  SMULLEN,  B. MILLER,  MANKTELOW,  ASHBY,  WALSH,
          JENSEN,  GALLAHAN,  LEMONDES, LAWLER, SIMPSON -- Multi-Sponsored by --
          M. of A. BROWN, DiPIETRO, FITZPATRICK, GOODELL, HAWLEY  --  read  once
          and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commis-
          sions

        AN  ACT  to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the powers,
          functions and duties of the New York state public authorities  control
          board

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

     1    Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 50 of the public authorities  law,
     2  as  amended  by  chapter  838 of the laws of 1983, is amended to read as
     3  follows:
     4    2. The membership of the board shall consist of five persons appointed
     5  by the governor, of which one shall be upon the  recommendation  of  the
     6  temporary  president  of  the senate, one upon the recommendation of the
     7  speaker of the assembly, one upon the  recommendation  of  the  minority
     8  leader  of  the  senate  and one upon the recommendation of the minority
     9  leader of the assembly. [The members appointed by the governor upon  the
    10  recommendation  of  the  minority  leader of the senate and the minority
    11  leader of the assembly shall be non-voting members whose comments  shall
    12  be  entered  upon  any  official record of board proceedings in the same
    13  manner as voting members' comments, unless objection is raised by any of
    14  the voting members in which case, notwithstanding any provision  of  law
    15  to  the  contrary,  such  comments by non-voting members shall not be so
    16  entered.] The term of the members first appointed shall  continue  until
    17  January  thirty-first,  nineteen  hundred seventy-seven, except that the
    18  term of the members first appointed  upon  the  recommendations  of  the
    19  minority  leader  of  the senate and the minority leader of the assembly
    20  shall continue until January thirty-first, nineteen hundred eighty-four,

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1  and thereafter their successors shall serve  for  a  term  of  one  year
     2  ending  on January thirty-first in each year. Upon recommendation of the
     3  nominating party, the governor may replace any member in accordance with
     4  the provision contained [herein] in this subdivision for the appointment
     5  of  members. The governor shall designate one of the members to serve as
     6  chairman. The board shall act by [unanimous] a four-fifths vote  of  the
     7  [voting]  members of the board.  Any determination of the board shall be
     8  evidenced by a  certification  thereof  executed  by  all  the  [voting]
     9  members.  Each  member  of  the  board  shall be entitled to designate a
    10  representative to attend meetings of the board in his or her place,  and
    11  to  vote  or  otherwise  act on his or her behalf in his or her absence.
    12  Notice of such designation shall be furnished in writing to the board by
    13  the designating member. A representative shall serve at the pleasure  of
    14  the  designating  member during the member's term of office. A represen-
    15  tative shall not be authorized to delegate any of his or her  duties  or
    16  functions to any other person.
    17    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.