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                                         1846

                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y

                                   January 12, 2009
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       Introduced by M. of A. MORELLE, SCHIMMINGER -- read once and referred to
         the Committee on Governmental Operations

       AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive law, in relation to prohibiting state
         agencies from offering loans to their employees

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

    1    Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 170-b
    2  to read as follows:
    3    S 170-B. EMPLOYEE LOANS. 1. NO STATE AGENCY SHALL  MAKE  AVAILABLE  TO
    4  EMPLOYEES  A LOAN OF ANY AMOUNT OF MONEY.  PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NOTH-
    5  ING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO IMPEDE ANY PERSON FROM RECEIV-
    6  ING ANY AID FOR WHICH HE OR SHE IS ELIGIBLE PURSUANT  TO  ANY  STATE  OR
    7  FEDERAL STATUTE OR REGULATION.
    8    2.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "STATE AGENCY" SHALL MEAN
    9  ANY STATE DEPARTMENT, STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, CITY  UNIVERSITY  OF
   10  NEW  YORK,    AUTHORITY, BOARD, BUREAU, DIVISION, COMMISSION, COMMITTEE,
   11  COUNCIL, OFFICE OR OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY PERFORMING  A  GOVERNMENTAL
   12  OR PROPRIETARY FUNCTION FOR THE STATE.
   13    S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
   14  have become a law.




        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD04136-01-9