Bill Text: NY A06306 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Relates to creating the "empire state cricket task force" to promote and grow the game of cricket in New York state.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Vetoed) 2019-11-25 - VETOED MEMO.161 [A06306 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A06306-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         6306--B

                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                      March 5, 2019
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by M. of A. ROZIC, SANTABARBARA, McDONALD, McMAHON, BLAKE --
          read once and referred to the Committee on Tourism,  Parks,  Arts  and
          Sports  Development  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered
          reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --  again
          reported  from  said  committee  with amendments, ordered reprinted as
          amended and recommitted to said committee

        AN ACT to create the empire state cricket task force; and providing  for
          the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

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

     1    Section 1. There is hereby created the empire state cricket task force
     2  to conduct a comprehensive study and create strategies  to  promote  the
     3  game  of  cricket  in  New  York  State.  The  scope of such study shall
     4  include:
     5    (a) an examination of the various formats of the game of  cricket  and
     6  the location of leagues, clubs, teams, tournaments, academies, colleges,
     7  school programs and cricket fields across the state;
     8    (b)  an examination of the financial impact the sport of cricket could
     9  have on local and state economies;
    10    (c) the creation of strategies to  promote  and  expand  the  game  of
    11  cricket in the state; and
    12    (d)  a  review  of  any  other  related information that may assist in
    13  carrying out such study of the game of cricket.
    14    § 2. The empire state  cricket  task  force  shall  consist  of  eight
    15  members  having  experience  and  expertise in the game of cricket. Such
    16  task force shall consist of:  two members appointed by the governor; two
    17  members appointed by the temporary president of the senate;  one  member
    18  appointed by the minority leader of the senate; two members appointed by
    19  the  speaker  of  the assembly; and one member appointed by the minority
    20  leader of the assembly.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD09891-04-9
        A. 6306--B                          2

     1    § 3. Members of the task force shall receive no compensation but shall
     2  be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses in the performance
     3  of their duties pursuant to this act.
     4    §  4.  A  report of the findings and recommendations of the task force
     5  shall be submitted to the  governor,  the  temporary  president  of  the
     6  senate, and the speaker of the assembly no more than two years after the
     7  effective date of this act.
     8    §  5.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
     9  deemed repealed June 30, 2022.