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Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to governmental operations |
Jan 06, 2021 |
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Assembly Bill A304
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
STECK
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2021-A304 (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-A304 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 304 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 6, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the legislative law, in relation to the creation of the division of research and analysis to assist the legislature THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature seeks to create a new nonpartisan division which shall provide assistance to the legislature with analysis of issues and policies in order to facilitate the lawmak- ing process. This division shall serve all members of both house cham- bers equally and without bias. The legislature further intends to create a division that shall empower the legislature by providing independent and trustworthy information to the legislature, and will maintain adequate staffing to allow the legislature to consider the best inter- ests of the state. § 2. Section 7-a of the legislative law, as amended by chapter 746 of the laws of 1974, and the third undesignated paragraph as added by chap- ter 867 of the laws of 1984, is amended to read as follows: § 7-a. Legislative library, librarian and assistants. 1. (A) There shall be a legislative library to be located in the state capitol in rooms assigned by the commissioner of general services, conveniently accessible to the members of both houses of legislature, and such library shall be open throughout the year. (B) Such library shall be suitably furnished, equipped and maintained under the direction of the legislative librarian, within the amount of any moneys available therefor by appropriation, subject to joint rules, if any, that may be adopted by the senate and assembly in relation ther- eto. There shall be, for such library, a legislative librarian and such assistant librarians and other employees as may be provided for in the legislative appropriation bill. Such librarian, assistant librarians and EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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