Bill Text: NY A02071 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Directs the department of state to study, evaluate, and make recommendations concerning studies directed by the legislature to be completed.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-6)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-05 - referred to governmental operations [A02071 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-A02071-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          2071

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    January 14, 2021
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  M.  of A. BARNWELL, GOTTFRIED, SMITH, PICHARDO -- Multi-
          Sponsored by --  M.  of  A.  ASHBY,  BRAUNSTEIN,  DeSTEFANO,  EPSTEIN,
          GOODELL, HEVESI, KIM, STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Governmental Operations

        AN  ACT  to  direct the department of state to study, evaluate, and make
          recommendations concerning studies directed by the legislature  to  be
          completed

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

     1    Section 1. Study. The department of state  is  hereby  authorized  and
     2  directed to conduct a study of studies directed by the legislature to be
     3  completed over the past five years. Such study shall examine, at a mini-
     4  mum, the following:
     5    (a) how much all these studies have cost the state, including, but not
     6  limited to, the usual expenses paid to people conducting the studies;
     7    (b)  how  many studies, if any, have failed to produce and deliver the
     8  required reports, information, or any product required to be produced by
     9  the study; and
    10    (c) how many recommendations in these studies have become bills, laws,
    11  rules, or regulations.
    12    § 2. Powers. The department of state may consult  with  any  state  or
    13  local  office,  agency,  or  department and request information from any
    14  such entity that is relevant and material  to  the  completion  of  this
    15  study and report.
    16    §  3.  Report. No later than one year after the effective date of this
    17  act, the department of state shall deliver a report of the  findings  of
    18  the study conducted pursuant to section one of this act to the governor,
    19  the temporary president of the senate, and the speaker of the assembly.
    20    § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD05936-01-1