STATE OF NEW YORK
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7347
IN SENATE
January 21, 2020
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Introduced by Sen. MAYER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to the organiza-
tion of industrial development agencies and the definition of labor
organization
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 854 of the general municipal law is amended by
2 adding a new subdivision 21 to read as follows:
3 (21) "Labor organization" -- shall mean any organization which exists
4 and is constituted for the purpose, in whole or in part, of collective
5 bargaining, or of dealing with employers concerning grievances, terms or
6 conditions of employment, or of other mutual aid or protection and which
7 is not a company union.
8 § 2. Subdivision 2 of section 856 of the general municipal law, as
9 amended by chapter 356 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as
10 follows:
11 2. An agency shall be a corporate governmental agency, constituting a
12 public benefit corporation. Except as otherwise provided by special act
13 of the legislature, an agency shall consist of not less than three nor
14 more than seven members who shall be appointed by the governing body of
15 each municipality and who shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing
16 authority. Such members [may] shall include [representatives] at least
17 one representative of [local government,] a local labor organization and
18 at least one school [boards, organized labor and business] board member
19 of a school district within the jurisdiction of the agency. A member
20 shall continue to hold office until his successor is appointed and has
21 qualified. The governing body of each municipality shall designate the
22 first chairman and file with the secretary of state a certificate of
23 appointment or reappointment of any member. Such members shall receive
24 no compensation for their services but shall be entitled to the neces-
25 sary expenses, including traveling expenses, incurred in the discharge
26 of their duties.
27 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14875-01-0
