STATE OF NEW YORK
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IN ASSEMBLY
February 2, 2026
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Introduced by M. of A. HUNTER -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Local Governments
AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to requiring
school districts representation on industrial development agencies
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 856 of the general municipal law,
2 as amended by chapter 356 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as
3 follows:
4 2. (a) An agency shall be a corporate governmental agency, constitut-
5 ing a public benefit corporation. Except as otherwise provided by
6 special act of the legislature, an agency shall consist of not less than
7 three nor more than seven members who shall be appointed by the govern-
8 ing body of each municipality and who shall serve at the pleasure of the
9 appointing authority. If the initial addition of the mandatory members
10 required pursuant to paragraph (b) of this subdivision would increase
11 the agency size to above the maximum seven-member limit, the agency may
12 temporarily increase its size to allow for the addition of such mandato-
13 ry members. Provided, however, that such agency size shall decrease to
14 seven or fewer members as the seats of non-mandatory members are
15 vacated.
16 (b) Such members may include representatives of local government,
17 [school boards,] organized labor and business, and shall at least
18 include either a school district superintendent or a representative of a
19 school board. A member shall continue to hold office until [his] their
20 successor is appointed and has qualified. The governing body of each
21 municipality shall designate the first [chairman] chairperson and file
22 with the secretary of state a certificate of appointment or reappoint-
23 ment of any member. Such members shall receive no compensation for their
24 services but shall be entitled to the necessary expenses, including
25 traveling expenses, incurred in the discharge of their duties.
26 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
27 it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14617-01-6
