Bill Text: NY S03972 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires the budget expenditure estimates of the departments of the executive branch be made available to the public; requires the governor to hold open hearings thereon; requires the use of joint conference committees of the legislature to consider an appropriation bill submitted to the governor and passed by either house.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-02-02 - OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY [S03972 Detail]
Download: New_York-2009-S03972-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3972
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
April 7, 2009
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Introduced by Sen. OPPENHEIMER -- read twice and ordered printed, and
when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
proposing amendments to article 7 of the constitution, in relation to
requiring estimates of budget expenditures by state departments to be
made available to the public; and providing for the use of conference
committees
1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 1 of arti-
2 cle 7 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
3 Section 1. For the preparation of the budget, the head of each depart-
4 ment of state government, except the legislature and judiciary, shall
5 furnish the governor such estimates and information in such form and at
6 such times as the governor may require, copies of which shall forthwith
7 be furnished to the appropriate committees of the legislature. COPIES
8 SHALL ALSO BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. The governor shall hold
9 hearings thereon at which the governor may require the attendance of
10 heads of departments and their subordinates. Designated representatives
11 of such committees shall be entitled to attend the hearings thereon and
12 to make inquiry concerning any part thereof. SUCH HEARINGS SHALL BE OPEN
13 TO THE PUBLIC.
14 Itemized estimates of the financial needs of the legislature, certi-
15 fied by the presiding officer of each house, and of the judiciary,
16 approved by the court of appeals and certified by the chief judge of the
17 court of appeals, shall be transmitted to the governor not later than
18 the first day of December in each year for inclusion in the budget with-
19 out revision but with such recommendations as the governor may deem
20 proper. Copies of the itemized estimates of the financial needs of the
21 judiciary also shall forthwith be transmitted to the appropriate commit-
22 tees of the legislature.
23 S 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That article 7 of the consti-
24 tution be amended by adding a new section 1-a to read as follows:
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 S 1-A. WHENEVER AN APPROPRIATIONS BILL OR OTHER BILL SUBMITTED BY THE
2 GOVERNOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS ARTICLE, WITH OR WITHOUT ALTERATIONS,
3 IS PASSED BY ONE HOUSE OF THE LEGISLATURE, SUCH APPROPRIATIONS BILL
4 SHALL BE REFERRED TO A COMMITTEE ON CONFERENCE. THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT
5 OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY SHALL JOINTLY CONVENE A
6 COMMITTEE ON CONFERENCE TO REPORT UPON SAID APPROPRIATIONS BILL. SUCH
7 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE MEETINGS SHALL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
8 S 3. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing be referred
9 to the first regular legislative session convening after the next
10 succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in conform-
11 ity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be published for 3
12 months previous to the time of such election.
