Assembly Actions -
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Jan 03, 2018 |
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Jan 10, 2017 |
referred to finance |
Senate Bill S1549
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance 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
2017-S1549 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Executive
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2013-2014:
S6149
2015-2016: S1091
2017-S1549 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1549 TITLE OF BILL : An act in relation to appointing a special prosecutor to investigate and prosecute acts of fraud, waste and corruption by the New York city department of buildings and the New York city board of standards and appeals PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : The purpose of the bill is to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate and prosecute acts of fraud, waste and corruption by the New York City Department of Buildings and the Board of Standards and Appeals. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1.1: Provides that a special prosecutor be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate to investigate and prosecute acts of fraud, waste and corruption by the New York city department of buildings and New York City Board of Standards and Appeals. The special prosecutor would serve for a term of three years unless removed for cause. Section 1.2: Provides that the special prosecutor shall receive an
2017-S1549 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1549 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 10, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance AN ACT in relation to appointing a special prosecutor to investigate and prosecute acts of fraud, waste and corruption by the New York city department of buildings and the New York city board of standards and appeals THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. 1. The governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, shall within 30 days of the effective date of this act appoint a special prosecutor to investigate and prosecute acts of fraud, waste and corruption by the New York city department of buildings and New York city board of standards and appeals. The special prosecutor shall serve for a term of 3 years unless removed by the governor, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, and then only for one or more of the following reasons: permanent disability which renders the special prose- cutor incapable of performing the duties of his or her office; gross inefficiency, typified by a lack of ability to properly conduct investi- gations and prosecutions; neglect of duty, including an unwillingness to pursue claims of criminal fraud, abuse or corruption; malfeasance; conviction of a felony; or conduct involving moral turpitude. 2. Such special prosecutor shall receive an annual salary to be fixed by law from within the amounts appropriated therefor. Such special prosecutor shall possess all of the powers of an assistant attorney general otherwise authorized by this act provided, however that such special prosecutor shall devote his or her full time and effort exclu- sively to investigations and prosecutions of actions and proceedings relating to claims of malfeasance, conflicts of interest and acts of fraud, waste and corruption against the New York city department of buildings and New York city board of standards and appeals. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00807-01-7
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