Senate Bill S5365A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes the New York city council to oversee the activities of the New York city housing authority

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S5365 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8013
Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Add §402-c, Pub Hous L; amd §29, NYC Chart
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S1989, A3113, A8968
2019-2020: S2760, A2319
2021-2022: S5806, A3610, A9414
2023-2024: S2668, A819

2015-S5365 - Summary

Authorizes the New York City council to oversee the activities of the New York city housing authority.

2015-S5365 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5365 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5365

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 14, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  KLEIN  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction  and
  Community Development

AN ACT to amend the public housing law and the New York city charter, in
  relation  to  authorizing  the  New  York  city council to oversee the
  activities of certain public authorities

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

  Section  1.  The public housing law is amended by adding a new section
402-c to read as follows:
  S 402-C. NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL OVERSIGHT.  THE NEW YORK  CITY  COUNCIL
AS  ESTABLISHED  IN  SECTION  TWENTY-ONE OF THE NEW YORK CITY CHARTER IS
EMPOWERED TO MANDATE THAT THE NEW YORK CITY  HOUSING  AUTHORITY  PRODUCE
REPORTS  ABOUT  ANY  FACETS  OF  ITS  OPERATIONS OR THE CONDITION OF THE
PROJECTS UNDER ITS MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING ANY PROJECT BASED SECTION EIGHT
VOUCHER DEVELOPMENTS IN WHICH THE  AUTHORITY  HAS  AN  OWNERSHIP  STAKE,
THROUGH  THE  PASSAGE  OF  A LOCAL LAW. SUCH A LAW SHALL DETERMINE WHICH
INFORMATION IS TO BE INCLUDED  IN  THE  REPORT,  THE  DEADLINE  FOR  THE
PRODUCTION  OF THE REPORT, WHETHER THE REPORTING MANDATE APPLIES ONCE OR
IS RECURRING, AND WHICH LOCAL AUTHORITIES SHALL RECEIVE COPIES.  A  COPY
OF  ANY  SUCH  REPORTS MUST BE PROVIDED TO THE COMMISSIONER AND SHALL BE
CONSIDERED AN AGENCY DOCUMENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF  ARTICLE  SIX  OF  THE
PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW.
  S  2.  Subdivision  a  of  section 29 of the New York city charter, as
added by a vote of the people of the city of New  York  at  the  general
election held in November 1989, is amended to read as follows:
  a.  The council, acting as a committee of the whole, and each standing
or special committee of the council, through hearings or otherwise:
  1. [may] MAY investigate any matters within its jurisdiction  relating
to  the  property,  affairs,  or government of the city or of any county
within the city, or to any other powers of the council, or to the effec-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11077-01-5
              

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2015-S5365A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8013
Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Add §402-c, Pub Hous L; amd §29, NYC Chart
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S1989, A3113, A8968
2019-2020: S2760, A2319
2021-2022: S5806, A3610, A9414
2023-2024: S2668, A819

2015-S5365A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the New York City council to oversee the activities of the New York city housing authority.

2015-S5365A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5365A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 5365--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 14, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  KLEIN  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction  and
  Community  Development  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the public housing law and the New York city charter, in
  relation to authorizing the New  York  city  council  to  oversee  the
  activities of the New York city housing authority

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

  Section 1.  The public housing law is amended by adding a new  section
402-c to read as follows:
  S  402-C.  NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL OVERSIGHT.  THE NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL
AS ESTABLISHED IN SECTION TWENTY-ONE OF THE NEW  YORK  CITY  CHARTER  IS
EMPOWERED  TO  MANDATE  THAT THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY PRODUCE
REPORTS ABOUT ANY FACETS OF ITS  OPERATIONS  OR  THE  CONDITION  OF  THE
PROJECTS UNDER ITS MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING ANY PROJECT BASED SECTION EIGHT
VOUCHER  DEVELOPMENTS  IN  WHICH  THE  AUTHORITY HAS AN OWNERSHIP STAKE,
THROUGH THE PASSAGE OF A LOCAL LAW. SUCH A  LAW  SHALL  DETERMINE  WHICH
INFORMATION  IS  TO  BE  INCLUDED  IN  THE  REPORT, THE DEADLINE FOR THE
PRODUCTION OF THE REPORT, WHETHER THE REPORTING MANDATE APPLIES ONCE  OR
IS  RECURRING,  AND WHICH LOCAL AUTHORITIES SHALL RECEIVE COPIES. A COPY
OF ANY SUCH REPORTS MUST BE PROVIDED TO THE COMMISSIONER  AND  SHALL  BE
CONSIDERED  AN  AGENCY  DOCUMENT  FOR THE PURPOSES OF ARTICLE SIX OF THE
PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW.
  S 2. Subdivision a of section 29 of the  New  York  city  charter,  as
added  by  a  vote  of the people of the city of New York at the general
election held in November 1989, is amended to read as follows:
  a. The council, acting as a committee of the whole, and each  standing
or special committee of the council, through hearings or otherwise:
  1.  [may] MAY investigate any matters within its jurisdiction relating
to the property, affairs, or government of the city  or  of  any  county

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11077-02-5
              

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