Assembly Bill A7115

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to granting the legislature the power to direct the attorney-general by concurrent resolution to inquire into matters concerning the public peace, public safety and public justice

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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-A7115 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5306
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §63, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A1688, S53

2021-A7115 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Grants the legislature the authority to direct the attorney-general by concurrent resolution to inquire into matters concerning the public peace, public safety and public justice.

2021-A7115 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7115
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 22, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to granting the  legisla-
   ture  the  authority  to  direct  the attorney-general to inquire into
   matters concerning the public peace, public safety and public justice

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  8  of  section  63  of the executive law, as
 amended by chapter 451 of the laws  of  1977,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   8.  (A)  Whenever  in his OR HER judgment the public interest requires
 it, the attorney-general may, with the approval  of  the  governor,  and
 when  directed  by  the governor, shall, inquire into matters concerning
 the public peace, public safety and public justice. For such purpose  he
 OR SHE may, in his OR HER discretion, and without civil service examina-
 tion,  appoint  and employ, and at pleasure remove, such deputies, offi-
 cers and other persons as he OR SHE  deems  necessary,  determine  their
 duties  and,  with the approval of the governor, fix their compensation.
 All appointments made pursuant to this [subdivision] PARAGRAPH shall  be
 immediately  reported  to the governor, and shall not be reported to any
 other state officer or department. Payments of salaries and compensation
 of officers and employees and of the expenses of the  inquiry  shall  be
 made  out  of funds provided by the legislature for such purposes, which
 shall be deposited in a bank or trust company in the names of the gover-
 nor and the attorney-general, payable only on the draft or check of  the
 attorney-general,  countersigned by the governor, and such disbursements
 shall be subject to no audit except by the governor  and  the  attorney-
 general.  The  attorney-general,  his  OR  HER deputy, or other officer,
 designated by him OR HER, is empowered  to  subpoena  witnesses,  compel
 their attendance, examine them under oath before himself OR HERSELF or a
 magistrate  and require that any books, records, documents [or], papers,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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