Bill Text: NY S04231 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides that the terms of governor's appointments to state agencies shall end within one year from the the last day of such governor's final term in office; defines "final term in office" as determined by a failed bid for re-election or a public announcement to not seek re-election.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - REFERRED TO FINANCE [S04231 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-S04231-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4231
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    April 17, 2009
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
       AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the term of the gover-
         nor's appointments to a state agency
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 33 to
    2  read as follows:
    3    S 33. APPOINTMENTS. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
    4    A. "STATE AGENCY" SHALL MEAN  ANY  STATE  DEPARTMENT,  BOARD,  BUREAU,
    5  DIVISION, COMMISSION, COMMITTEE, PUBLIC AUTHORITY, PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPO-
    6  RATION,  COUNCIL,  OFFICE,  OR  OTHER  GOVERNMENTAL  ENTITY PERFORMING A
    7  GOVERNMENTAL OR PROPRIETARY FUNCTION FOR THE STATE;
    8    B. "FINAL TERM IN OFFICE" SHALL MEAN THE LAST  YEAR  OF  A  GOVERNOR'S
    9  TERM  IN  OFFICE  AS  DETERMINED BY A FAILED BID FOR RE-ELECTION OR BY A
   10  PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT TO NOT SEEK RE-ELECTION.
   11    2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY  OTHER  PROVISION  OF  LAW,  THE  TERM  OF  ANY
   12  APPOINTMENT  BY THE GOVERNOR TO A STATE AGENCY SHALL END WITHIN ONE YEAR
   13  FROM THE LAST DAY OF SUCH GOVERNOR'S FINAL TERM IN OFFICE.
   14    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD10960-01-9