BILL NO S01853
SAME AS SAME AS UNI. A01455
SPONSOR LAVALLE
COSPNSR
MLTSPNSR
Amd S102, Pub Off L
Relates to the definition of a public body pursuant to the open meetings law;
includes any advisory committee to a public body, whether created by such
public body or created pursuant to federal, state or local law.
BILL NO S01853
01/09/2013 REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
03/05/2013 1ST REPORT CAL.154
03/06/2013 2ND REPORT CAL.
03/07/2013 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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S. 1853 A. 1455
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 9, 2013
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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 other similar body of such public body. A PUBLIC BODY
10 SHALL ALSO INCLUDE ANY ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO A PUBLIC BODY, WHETHER
11 CREATED BY SUCH PUBLIC BODY OR CREATED PURSUANT TO FEDERAL, STATE, OR
12 LOCAL LAW.
13 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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