Bill Text: NY A07532 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Relates to the organization of industrial development agencies and the definition of labor organization.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: (Vetoed) 2024-12-23 - tabled [A07532 Detail]
Download: New_York-2023-A07532-Amended.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7532--B 2023-2024 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY May 25, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES, LEVENBERG, SLATER, GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments -- recommitted to the Committee on Local Government in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said committee with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommit- ted to said committee AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to the organiza- tion of industrial development agencies and the definition of labor organization The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 854 of the general municipal law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 22 to read as follows: 3 (22) "Labor organization"--shall mean any organization which exists 4 and is constituted for the purpose, in whole or in part, of collective 5 bargaining, or of dealing with employers concerning grievances, terms or 6 conditions of employment, or of other mutual aid or protection and which 7 is not a company union. 8 § 2. Subdivision 2 of section 856 of the general municipal law, as 9 amended by chapter 356 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as 10 follows: 11 2. (a) An agency shall be a corporate governmental agency, constitut- 12 ing a public benefit corporation. Except as otherwise provided by 13 special act of the legislature, an agency shall consist of not less than 14 three nor more than seven members who shall be appointed by the govern- 15 ing body of each municipality and who shall serve at the pleasure of the 16 appointing authority. If the initial addition of the mandatory members 17 required pursuant to paragraph (b) of this subdivision would increase 18 the agency size to above the maximum seven-member limit, the agency may 19 temporarily increase its size to allow for the addition of such mandato- EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08381-06-4A. 7532--B 2 1 ry members. Provided, however, that such agency size shall decrease to 2 seven or fewer members as the seats of non-mandatory members are 3 vacated. 4 (b) Such members may include representatives of local government 5 [school] and business, and shall at least include a representative of a 6 local labor organization and either a school district superintendent or 7 a representative of a school board. A member shall continue to hold 8 office until [his] their successor is appointed and has qualified. The 9 governing body of each municipality shall designate the first [chairman] 10 chairperson and file with the secretary of state a certificate of 11 appointment or reappointment of any member. Such members shall receive 12 no compensation for their services but shall be entitled to the neces- 13 sary expenses, including traveling expenses, incurred in the discharge 14 of their duties. 15 § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 16 it shall have become a law.
