S1614-2011 Actions

• Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO FINANCE
• Jan 10, 2011: REFERRED TO FINANCE

S1614-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S1614

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the executive law, in relation to the term of
the
governor's appointments to a state agency

PURPOSE:
For governor's appointments to state agencies to expire within one
year from the governor's last day in office.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Adds a new section 33 to the executive law. For the purpose
of this section:

a. defines state agency as any state department, board, bureau,
division, commission, committee, public authority public benefit
corporation, council, office or other governmental entity performing
a governmental or proprietary function for the state.

b. defines "final term in office" as the last year of a governor's
term as determined by either a failed bid for reelection or by a
publicly announced decision not to seek reelection.

c. states that appointments shall expire within one year after the
last day of the final term of office.

JUSTIFICATION:
To limit the ability of the governor to make appointments which would
surpass his/her final term of office.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2007-08: S.4190
2009-10: S.4231

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

S1614-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         1614
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  SENATE
 January 10, 2011
 
 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:

 

Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 33 to
 read as follows:

 

S 33. APPOINTMENTS. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:

 A. "STATE AGENCY" SHALL MEAN  ANY  STATE  DEPARTMENT,  BOARD,  BUREAU,
 DIVISION, COMMISSION, COMMITTEE, PUBLIC AUTHORITY, PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPO
 RATION,  COUNCIL,  OFFICE,  OR  OTHER  GOVERNMENTAL  ENTITY PERFORMING A
 GOVERNMENTAL OR PROPRIETARY FUNCTION FOR THE STATE;
 B. "FINAL TERM IN OFFICE" SHALL MEAN THE LAST  YEAR  OF  A  GOVERNOR'S
 TERM  IN  OFFICE  AS  DETERMINED BY A FAILED BID FOR RE-ELECTION OR BY A
 PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT TO NOT SEEK RE-ELECTION.
 2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY  OTHER  PROVISION  OF  LAW,  THE  TERM  OF  ANY
 APPOINTMENT  BY THE GOVERNOR TO A STATE AGENCY SHALL END WITHIN ONE YEAR
 FROM THE LAST DAY OF SUCH GOVERNOR'S FINAL TERM IN OFFICE.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05666-01-1

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