Assembly Bill A476

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires certain commissioners have certain education and training

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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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2021-A476 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7145
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1671
2011-2012: A1643
2013-2014: A177
2015-2016: A5771
2017-2018: A8608, A9697
2019-2020: A3819

2021-A476 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires certain commissioners to have certain education and training to be appointed to the public service commission.

2021-A476 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    476
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROZIC, BENEDETTO, COOK, GALEF, L. ROSENTHAL,
   MONTESANO -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of  A.  CYMBROWITZ,  DINOWITZ,
   GOTTFRIED, McDONOUGH, PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

 AN  ACT  to amend the public service law, in relation to the appointment
   of members of the public service commission
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 4 of the public service law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4. ANY COMMISSIONER APPOINTED ON OR AFTER  JULY  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND
 TWENTY-TWO,  PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL HAVE EDUCATION AND TRAINING,
 AND THREE OR MORE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN ONE OR MORE  OF  THE  FOLLOWING
 FIELDS:  ECONOMICS,  ENGINEERING,  LAW, ACCOUNTING, BUSINESS MANAGEMENT,
 UTILITY REGULATION, PUBLIC POLICY, CONSUMER  ADVOCACY  OR  ENVIRONMENTAL
 MANAGEMENT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03265-01-1

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