Bill Text: NY S05697 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes a legislative intelligence committee to provide oversight, review, approval and audits of appropriations and expenditures of counterterrorism agencies.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS [S05697 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S05697-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          5697

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                     March 13, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
          ty and Military Affairs

        AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing a  legis-
          lative intelligence committee

          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 719 to
     2  read as follows:
     3    § 719. Legislative intelligence committee. 1. There is  hereby  estab-
     4  lished  a  legislative  intelligence  committee.  Such  committee  shall
     5  consist of twelve members, three of  whom  shall  be  appointed  by  the
     6  temporary  president  of the senate, three of whom shall be appointed by
     7  the speaker of the assembly, three of whom shall  be  appointed  by  the
     8  minority  leader  of  the senate and three of whom shall be appointed by
     9  the minority leader of the assembly.  Members  of  the  committee  shall
    10  serve  at  the  pleasure  of  the appointing authority. Vacancies on the
    11  committee shall be filled in the same manner as  the  original  appoint-
    12  ment.  Members  of the committee shall receive no compensation for their
    13  services, but shall be  allowed  their  actual  and  necessary  expenses
    14  incurred in the performance of their duties pursuant to this section.
    15    2.  For  purposes  of this section, the term "counterterrorism agency"
    16  shall mean the division of homeland security and emergency services, the
    17  office of counterterrorism, the New York City  Police  Department  Coun-
    18  ter-Terrorism  Foundation,  Inc.,  the  New  York City Police Department
    19  Foundation, any not-for-profit corporation or any other entity under the
    20  jurisdiction of any city, county, town or village  located  within  this
    21  state  that is established for the purpose of engaging in counterterror-
    22  ism activities.
    23    3. The legislative intelligence committee established pursuant to this
    24  section shall:

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1    a. provide oversight and review of all appropriations and  allocations
     2  to  every  counterterrorism  agency  located  within  the state from any
     3  source;
     4    b. approve the expenditure of any funds made by every counterterrorism
     5  agency located within the state prior to the expenditure of such funds;
     6    c. conduct audits regarding the appropriation, allocation and expendi-
     7  ture  of  all  funds of every counterterrorism agency located within the
     8  state; and
     9    d. require and receive reports from the division of homeland  security
    10  and emergency services in a manner and frequency to be determined by the
    11  committee.   Such reports shall include, but not be limited to, informa-
    12  tion regarding the appropriation,  allocation  and  expenditure  of  all
    13  funds of every counterterrorism agency located within the state, and any
    14  other information the committee shall deem necessary.
    15    4.  The  legislative  intelligence  committee  shall have the power to
    16  subpoena and to take testimony by deposition and the power to compel the
    17  attendance of witnesses and the  production  of  records,  in  the  same
    18  manner  as  prescribed  by  law in judicial proceedings in the courts of
    19  this state.
    20    5. The legislative intelligence committee  is  authorized  to  employ,
    21  contract  for  or utilize the services of any person, firm, partnership,
    22  association, corporation, governmental agency, or authority to carry out
    23  its powers and duties authorized or mandated pursuant to the  provisions
    24  of this section.
    25    6.  Members of the legislative intelligence committee shall be subject
    26  to the confidentiality protocol related to sensitive information and  be
    27  subject  to  requisite security clearances as established by the federal
    28  government.
    29    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.