Assembly Actions -
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Jan 24, 2014 |
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Senate Bill S6453
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations 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
2013-S6453 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Investigations And Government Operations
- Law Section:
- Legislative Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยงยง24 & 25, Leg L
2013-S6453 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6453 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the legislative law, in relation to the legislative bill drafting commission PURPOSE: To ensure the highest standards of consistency, integrity and accountability at the Legislative Bill Drafting Commission (LBDC) by: (1) Providing for a Commissioner of Accountability; (2) Requiring quarterly reporting on various metrics at the LBDC; and (3) Ensuring that all communications between requesting parties and LBDC personnel are treated as confidential and privileged communications. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: The following changes to Sections 24 and 25 of the Legislative Law are proposed: (1) Adding a Commissioner of Accountability. (2) Requiring that all three Commissioners be appointed on a consensus basis subject to an agreement reached by the Temporary President of the Senate, Minority Leader of the Senate, Speaker of the Assembly and Minority Leader of the Assembly. (3) Specifying the duties of the Commissioner of Accountability, which will include quarterly reporting on metrics including the number of
2013-S6453 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6453 I N S E N A T E January 24, 2014 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PERKINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern- ment Operations AN ACT to amend the legislative law, in relation to the legislative bill drafting commission THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 24 of the legislative law, as added by chapter 5 of the laws of 1981, is amended to read as follows: S 24. Legislative bill drafting commission. 1. A legislative bill drafting commission is hereby created to consist of [two] THREE commis- sioners, one of whom shall be the commissioner for administration, ONE OF WHOM SHALL BE THE COMMISSIONER FOR ACCOUNTABILITY and the other of whom shall be the commissioner for operations. Each such commissioner shall be appointed [jointly] ON A CONSENSUS BASIS by the temporary pres- ident of the senate [and], THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE, the speak- er of the assembly, AND THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY. Such appointments shall be evidenced by the [joint] CONSENSUS certificate of the appointing officers filed in the office of the secretary of state. Each such commissioner shall hold office until his OR HER successor is appointed in the same manner as hereinabove provided. The commissioners shall receive such compensation as may be provided within the amount of the appropriation made by law for the maintenance and operation of the commission. The commissioners and employees of the commission shall be considered as employees of the legislature for all purposes. 2. THE DUTIES OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR ACCOUNTABILITY MUST INCLUDE, WITHOUT LIMITATION: PREPARING A QUARTERLY REPORT ON VARIOUS METRICS, SUCH AS, THE NUMBER OF BILL AND RESOLUTION DRAFTS REQUESTED DISASSOCI- ATED BY TYPE, SUBJECT MATTER, STATUS AND THE PARTY MEMBERSHIP OF THE REQUESTOR AND THE AVERAGE RESPONSE TIME FROM THE DATE OF REQUEST TO THE DATE OF INITIAL PRODUCTION DISASSOCIATED BY TYPE, SUBJECT MATTER, STATUS AND THE PARTY MEMBERSHIP OF THE REQUESTOR AND ENSURING THAT THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION TWENTY-FIVE OF THIS ARTICLE REGARDING CONFIDENTIAL AND PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATIONS ARE FOLLOWED. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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