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                                    237
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
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 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAYER  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to the  organiza-
   tion  of  industrial  development agencies and the definition of labor
   organization

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  854  of  the general municipal law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 21 to read as follows:
   (21) "LABOR ORGANIZATION" -- SHALL MEAN ANY ORGANIZATION WHICH  EXISTS
 AND  IS  CONSTITUTED FOR THE PURPOSE, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, OF COLLECTIVE
 BARGAINING, OR OF DEALING WITH EMPLOYERS CONCERNING GRIEVANCES, TERMS OR
 CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT, OR OF OTHER MUTUAL AID OR PROTECTION AND WHICH
 IS NOT A COMPANY UNION.
   § 2. Subdivision 2 of section 856 of the  general  municipal  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  356  of  the  laws  of 1993, is amended to read as
 follows:
   2. An agency shall be a corporate governmental agency, constituting  a
 public  benefit corporation. Except as otherwise provided by special act
 of the legislature, an agency shall consist of not less than  three  nor
 more  than seven members who shall be appointed by the governing body of
 each municipality and who shall serve at the pleasure of the  appointing
 authority.  Such  members [may] SHALL include [representatives] AT LEAST
 ONE REPRESENTATIVE of [local government,] A LOCAL LABOR ORGANIZATION AND
 AT LEAST ONE school [boards, organized labor and business] BOARD  MEMBER
 OF  A  SCHOOL  DISTRICT WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE AGENCY.  A member
 shall continue to hold office until his successor is appointed  and  has
 qualified.  The  governing body of each municipality shall designate the
 first chairman and file with the secretary of  state  a  certificate  of
 appointment  or  reappointment of any member. Such members shall receive
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02668-01-1

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 no compensation for their services but shall be entitled to  the  neces-
 sary  expenses,  including traveling expenses, incurred in the discharge
 of their duties.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.