Bill Text: NY A03647 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Establishes a task force to investigate the position of city marshal in the city of New York regarding claims of defrauding creditors and the feasibility of abolishing the position.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to governmental operations [A03647 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-A03647-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3647 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 30, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. NIOU, PEOPLES-STOKES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to establish a task force to investigate the position of city marshal in the city of New York The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. a. A task force is hereby established to investigate the 2 position of city marshal in the city of New York. The task force shall 3 study: 4 (i) the claims that predatory lenders are using certain city marshals 5 to defraud creditor clients; 6 (ii) the effectiveness of the appointment process of city marshals 7 pursuant to section 1601 of the New York city civil court act; and 8 (iii) the feasibility of abolishing the office of the city marshal. 9 b. No later than one year after the effective date of this act, the 10 task force shall report its findings to the governor and the legisla- 11 ture, as described under subdivision a of this section. 12 § 2. a. The task force shall be comprised of: 13 (i) three members appointed by the governor; 14 (ii) two members appointed by the temporary president of the senate; 15 and 16 (iii) two members appointed by the speaker of the assembly. 17 b. One of the appointments by the governor shall serve as chairperson 18 of the task force. 19 c. The members of the task force shall receive no compensation for 20 their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses 21 incurred in the performance of their services. 22 d. All departments, divisions, bureaus, commissions, districts or 23 agencies of the state or any political subdivisions thereof shall, at 24 the request of the chairperson, provide the task force with such facili- 25 ties, assistance and data as will enable the task force to carry out its 26 powers and duties. 27 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04906-01-9