Bill Text: NY S07347 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the organization of industrial development agencies and the definition of labor organization.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-21 - REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT [S07347 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S07347-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7347

                    IN SENATE

                                    January 21, 2020
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  MAYER  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

        AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to the  organiza-
          tion  of  industrial  development agencies and the definition of labor
          organization

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

     1    Section  1.  Section  854  of  the general municipal law is amended by
     2  adding a new subdivision 21 to read as follows:
     3    (21) "Labor organization" -- shall mean any organization which  exists
     4  and  is  constituted for the purpose, in whole or in part, of collective
     5  bargaining, or of dealing with employers concerning grievances, terms or
     6  conditions of employment, or of other mutual aid or protection and which
     7  is not a company union.
     8    § 2. Subdivision 2 of section 856 of the  general  municipal  law,  as
     9  amended  by  chapter  356  of  the  laws  of 1993, is amended to read as
    10  follows:
    11    2. An agency shall be a corporate governmental agency, constituting  a
    12  public  benefit corporation. Except as otherwise provided by special act
    13  of the legislature, an agency shall consist of not less than  three  nor
    14  more  than seven members who shall be appointed by the governing body of
    15  each municipality and who shall serve at the pleasure of the  appointing
    16  authority.  Such  members [may] shall include [representatives] at least
    17  one representative of [local government,] a local labor organization and
    18  at least one school [boards, organized labor and business] board  member
    19  of  a  school  district within the jurisdiction of the agency.  A member
    20  shall continue to hold office until his successor is appointed  and  has
    21  qualified.  The  governing body of each municipality shall designate the
    22  first chairman and file with the secretary of  state  a  certificate  of
    23  appointment  or  reappointment of any member. Such members shall receive
    24  no compensation for their services but shall be entitled to  the  neces-
    25  sary  expenses,  including traveling expenses, incurred in the discharge
    26  of their 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.
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