Bill Text: NY S04040 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Amended
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Bill Title: Relates to the organization of industrial development agencies and the definition of labor organization.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-06-04 - SUBSTITUTED BY A7532B [S04040 Detail]
Download: New_York-2023-S04040-Amended.html
Bill Title: Relates to the organization of industrial development agencies and the definition of labor organization.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-06-04 - SUBSTITUTED BY A7532B [S04040 Detail]
Download: New_York-2023-S04040-Amended.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4040--A 2023-2024 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 2, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sens. MAYER, SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government -- recommitted to the Committee on Local Government in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to the organiza- tion of industrial development agencies and the definition of labor organization The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 854 of the general municipal law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 22 to read as follows: 3 (22) "Labor organization"--shall mean any organization which exists 4 and is constituted for the purpose, in whole or in part, of collective 5 bargaining, or of dealing with employers concerning grievances, terms or 6 conditions of employment, or of other mutual aid or protection and which 7 is not a company union. 8 § 2. Subdivision 2 of section 856 of the general municipal law, as 9 amended by chapter 356 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as 10 follows: 11 2. (a) An agency shall be a corporate governmental agency, constitut- 12 ing a public benefit corporation. Except as otherwise provided by 13 special act of the legislature, an agency shall consist of not less than 14 three nor more than seven members who shall be appointed by the govern- 15 ing body of each municipality and who shall serve at the pleasure of the 16 appointing authority. If the initial addition of the mandatory members 17 required pursuant to paragraph (b) of this subdivision would increase 18 the agency size to above the maximum seven-member limit, the agency may 19 temporarily increase its size to the necessary number to allow for the 20 addition of such two mandatory members. Provided, however, that such EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08381-02-4S. 4040--A 2 1 agency size shall decrease to the previous size as non-mandatory members 2 resign from office. 3 (b) Such members [may] shall include [representatives] at least one 4 representative of [local government,] a local labor organization and at 5 least one school [boards, organized labor and business] board member or 6 district superintendent of a school district within the jurisdiction of 7 the agency or a designee of such school board or district superinten- 8 dent. A member shall continue to hold office until his or her successor 9 is appointed and has qualified. The governing body of each municipality 10 shall designate the first [chairman] chairperson and file with the 11 secretary of state a certificate of appointment or reappointment of any 12 member. Such members shall receive no compensation for their services 13 but shall be entitled to the necessary expenses, including traveling 14 expenses, incurred in the discharge of their duties. 15 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
