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                                  1196

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             January 8, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. BRENNAN, COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  ABBATE,  CLARK,  DINOWITZ,  GLICK,  GOTTFRIED, HOOPER -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the manner in
  which the members of the New York job development authority  shall  be
  appointed

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 1802 of the public authori-
ties law, subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 118 of the  laws  of  1990
and  as  further  amended  by section 104 of part A of chapter 62 of the
laws of 2011, and subdivision 2 as separately amended  by  chapters  355
and 829 of the laws of 1966, are amended to read as follows:
  1.  There  is hereby created the "New York job development authority."
The authority shall be a  body  corporate  and  politic  constituting  a
public benefit corporation. Its members shall consist of the commission-
er  of economic development, the commissioner of labor, the commissioner
of  agriculture  and  markets,  and  the  superintendent  of   financial
services,  serving  ex officio, [and seven] FOUR members to be appointed
by the governor with the advice and consent of the  senate,  ONE  MEMBER
APPOINTED  BY  THE  COMPTROLLER,  ONE  MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE TEMPORARY
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, AND ONE MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF  THE
ASSEMBLY.  Each member [appointed by the governor] shall be a citizen of
the United States and a resident of the state.  THE MEMBERS APPOINTED BY
THE  COMPTROLLER,  THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER
OF THE ASSEMBLY SHALL NOT BE EMPLOYEES OF THE STATE.
  2. Members shall continue in office  until  the  expiration  of  their
terms  and  until  their  successors  have been appointed and confirmed.
Persons appointed for full terms as their  successors  shall  serve  for
four years each commencing as of January first. In the event of a vacan-
cy  occurring  in the office of a member by death, resignation or other-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02303-01-5
              

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wise, the [governor]  ORIGINAL  APPOINTING  AUTHORITY  shall  appoint  a
successor  [with  the advice and consent of the senate] to serve for the
balance of the unexpired term.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.