Assembly Bill A9676

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to minimum standards for code enforcement personnel

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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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2019-A9676 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §376-a, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A276

2019-A9676 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to minimum standards for code enforcement personnel; requires the secretary of state to promulgate rules and regulations in relation to minimum standards for code enforcement personnel including requirements for training.

2019-A9676 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9676
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 4, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ZEBROWSKI  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to minimum standards  for
   code enforcement personnel
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 376-a of  the  executive  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  468  of  the  laws  of 2017, is amended to read as
 follows:
   2. In addition to the functions, powers and duties otherwise  provided
 by this article, the secretary of state [may] SHALL promulgate rules and
 regulations with respect to:
   (a)  The approval, or revocation thereof, of code enforcement training
 programs for code enforcement personnel;
   (b) Minimum courses of study, attendance requirements,  and  equipment
 and  facilities  to  be  required for approved code enforcement training
 programs for code enforcement personnel;
   (c) Minimum training and examination requirements to qualify for  code
 enforcement officer certification, provided that such training and exam-
 ination requirements shall not result in code enforcement personnel that
 have  otherwise  completed  the  minimum  basic training requirements in
 order to be eligible for continued employment or  permanent  appointment
 as  of  the  effective date of [the] chapter FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT of
 the laws of two thousand seventeen [that amended  this  paragraph]  from
 being  ineligible  without  further  training or examination for certif-
 ication pursuant to paragraph (d) of this subdivision;
   (d) Issuance of a  code  enforcement  officer  certification  when  an
 applicant  satisfies  the requirement set forth in paragraph (c) of this
 subdivision;
   (e) Revocation or suspension of the certification of any code enforce-
 ment personnel found after a hearing to have materially failed to uphold
 duties of a code enforcement officer,  including  but  not  limited  to,
 making material errors or omissions on an inspection report. The hearing
 required  prior  to such revocation or suspension shall provide the code
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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