Assembly Bill A8703

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Amends the definition of a "public body"

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S7803 - Signed by Governor

  • 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-A8703 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7803
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §102, Pub Off L (as proposed in S.1625-a & A.924-a)

2021-A8703 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Amends the definition of a "public body"; adds the requirement that entities created to perform a necessary function in the decision-making process, must require a quorum in order to conduct public business and consist of 2 or more members, in order to meet the definition of a "public body".

2021-A8703 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8703
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 10, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the public officers law, in relation to amending the
   definition of a "public body"
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.   Subdivision 2 of section 102 of the public officers law,
 as amended by a chapter of the laws of 2021 amending the public officers
 law relating to amending the definition of a "public body", as  proposed
 in  legislative bills numbers S. 1625-a and A. 924-a, is amended to read
 as follows:
   2. "Public body" means any entity, for which a quorum is  required  in
 order  to  conduct  public  business  and  which consists of two or more
 members, performing a governmental function for  the  state  or  for  an
 agency  or department thereof, or for a public corporation as defined in
 section sixty-six of the  general  construction  law,  or  committee  or
 subcommittee  or other similar body consisting of members of such public
 body, or an entity created or appointed to perform a necessary  function
 in  the  decision-making process FOR WHICH A QUORUM IS REQUIRED IN ORDER
 TO CONDUCT PUBLIC BUSINESS AND WHICH CONSISTS OF TWO OR MORE MEMBERS.  A
 necessary  function in the decision-making process shall not include the
 provision of recommendations or guidance which is  purely  advisory  and
 which  does not require further action by the state or agency or depart-
 ment thereof or public corporation as defined in  section  sixty-six  of
 the general construction law.
   §  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect on the same date and in the same
 manner as a chapter of the laws of 2021 amending the public officers law
 relating to amending the definition of a "public body", as  proposed  in
 legislative bills numbers S. 1625-a and A. 924-a, takes effect.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02035-04-2

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