STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ S. 3178 A. 2399 2017-2018 Regular Sessions SENATE - ASSEMBLY January 20, 2017 ___________ IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print- ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investi- gations and Government Operations IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to the definition of a public body pursuant to the open meetings law The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 102 of the public officers law, as 2 amended by chapter 704 of the laws of 1979 and such section as renum- 3 bered by chapter 652 of the laws of 1983, is amended to read as follows: 4 2. "Public body" means any entity, for which a quorum is required in 5 order to conduct public business and which consists of two or more 6 members, performing a governmental function for the state or for an 7 agency or department thereof, or for a public corporation as defined in 8 section sixty-six of the general construction law, or committee or 9 subcommittee or advisory committee or other similar body of such public 10 body. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD07166-01-7