Senate Bill S2319

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to election of public service commissioners

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-S2319 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4069
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 5 ยง4, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S6295, A7174
2013-2014: S2002, A5635
2015-2016: S1713, A6921
2017-2018: S1645, A8714
2019-2020: S1138, A8580
2021-2022: S3795
2023-2024: S1494
2025-2026: S2563

2009-S2319 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Designates that the commissioners of public service shall be elected in a manner to be prescribed by law; allows the legislature to establish a public service commission that meets the needs of the public.

2009-S2319 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S2319 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2319

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 18, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. PADAVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary

            CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

proposing an amendment to section 4 of article 5 of the constitution, in
  relation to election of public service commissioners

  Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 4 of  arti-
cle 5 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
  S  4.  The  head  of  the department of audit and control shall be the
comptroller and of the department of law, the attorney-general. The head
of the department of education shall be The Regents of the University of
the State of New York, who  shall  appoint  and  at  pleasure  remove  a
commissioner  of education to be the chief administrative officer of the
department. The head of the department of agriculture and markets  shall
be  appointed  in a manner to be prescribed by law. THE COMMISSIONERS OF
PUBLIC SERVICE SHALL BE ELECTED IN A MANNER TO  BE  PRESCRIBED  BY  LAW.
Except  as  otherwise  provided  in  this constitution, the heads of all
other departments and the members of all boards and commissions, except-
ing temporary commissions for special purposes, shall  be  appointed  by
the governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate and may be
removed by the governor, in a manner to be prescribed by law.
  S  2.  Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing amendment
be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
next succeeding general election of members of  the  assembly,  and,  in
conformity  with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution, be
published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD89051-01-9

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