Bill Text: NY A06921 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designates that the commissioners of public service shall be elected in a manner to be prescribed by law.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-02-05 - opinion referred to judiciary [A06921 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A06921-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6921
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    April 10, 2015
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       Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
                   CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
       proposing an amendment to section 4 of article 5 of the constitution, in
         relation to election of public service commissioners
    1    Section  1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 4 of article
    2  5 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
    3    S 4. The head of the department of audit  and  control  shall  be  the
    4  comptroller and of the department of law, the attorney-general. The head
    5  of the department of education shall be The Regents of the University of
    6  the  State  of  New  York,  who  shall  appoint and at pleasure remove a
    7  commissioner of education to be the chief administrative officer of  the
    8  department.  The head of the department of agriculture and markets shall
    9  be appointed in a manner to be prescribed by law. THE  COMMISSIONERS  OF
   10  PUBLIC  SERVICE  SHALL  BE  ELECTED IN A MANNER TO BE PRESCRIBED BY LAW.
   11  Except as otherwise provided in this  constitution,  the  heads  of  all
   12  other departments and the members of all boards and commissions, except-
   13  ing  temporary  commissions  for special purposes, shall be appointed by
   14  the governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate and may be
   15  removed by the governor, in a manner to be prescribed by law.
   16    S 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment  be
   17  referred  to  the  first regular legislative session convening after the
   18  next succeeding general election of members of  the  assembly,  and,  in
   19  conformity  with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution, be
   20  published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD89033-01-5