STATE OF NEW YORK
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8205
IN SENATE
June 16, 2010
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Introduced by Sen. DeFRANCISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and
when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
proposing amendments to section 3 of article 7 of the constitution, in
relation to implementing the budget submitted by the governor when the
budget is not enacted by the legislature in a timely manner
1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 3 of arti-
2 cle 7 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
3 § 3. At the time of submitting the budget to the legislature the
4 governor shall submit a bill or bills containing all the proposed appro-
5 priations and reappropriations included in the budget and the proposed
6 legislation, if any, recommended therein.
7 The governor may at any time within thirty days thereafter and, with
8 the consent of the legislature, at any time before the adjournment ther-
9 eof, amend or supplement the budget and submit amendments to any bills
10 submitted by him or her or submit supplemental bills.
11 The governor and the heads of departments shall have the right, and it
12 shall be the duty of the heads of departments when requested by either
13 house of the legislature or an appropriate committee thereof, to appear
14 and be heard in respect to the budget during the consideration thereof,
15 and to answer inquiries relevant thereto. The procedure for such appear-
16 ances and inquiries shall be provided by law.
17 If the budget has not been enacted by the legislature and approved, as
18 required, by the governor on or before April first in the year submit-
19 ted, then the budget which was submitted by the governor pursuant to
20 this section shall be deemed enacted for the current fiscal year and
21 shall remain in effect unless and until a budget shall be enacted for
22 such current fiscal year.
23 § 2. Resolved, (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing amendment
24 be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
25 next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in
26 conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be
27 published for three months previous to the time of such election.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD89209-01-0
