Provides that the terms of governor's appointments to state agencies shall end within one year from the the last day of such governor's final term in office; defines "final term in office" as determined by a failed bid for re-election or a public announcement to not seek re-election.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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4231
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
April 17, 2009
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Introduced by Sen. SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the term of the gover-
nor's appointments to a state agency
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 33 to
2 read as follows:
3 § 33. Appointments. 1. For the purposes of this section:
4 a. "state agency" shall mean any state department, board, bureau,
5 division, commission, committee, public authority, public benefit corpo-
6 ration, council, office, or other governmental entity performing a
7 governmental or proprietary function for the state;
8 b. "final term in office" shall mean the last year of a governor's
9 term in office as determined by a failed bid for re-election or by a
10 public announcement to not seek re-election.
11 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the term of any
12 appointment by the governor to a state agency shall end within one year
13 from the last day of such governor's final term in office.
14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10960-01-9
