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                                   7621
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             December 22, 2021
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 Introduced  by  Sen. SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the office of
   chief executive officer of the Roosevelt Island operating corporation
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 2799-cccc of the public authorities law is amended
 by adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
   6. (A) THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL APPOINT A CHIEF EXECUTIVE  OFFICER
 OF THE CORPORATION.  SUBJECT TO SUBDIVISION 1 OF SECTION 3 OF THE PUBLIC
 OFFICERS  LAW,  ANY INDIVIDUAL, EXCEPT THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET, SHALL
 BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR THE POSITION.  THE BOARD SHALL  DEVELOP  ELIGI-
 BILITY  CRITERIA  FOR  THE POSITION, AND AN OPEN AND TRANSPARENT PROCESS
 FOR SCREENING AND RECOMMENDING ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES FOR APPOINTMENT.
   (B) THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER  SHALL  BE  A  RESIDENT  OF  ROOSEVELT
 ISLAND  OR  SHALL  BECOME  A  RESIDENT  WITHIN  ONE  YEAR OF THE DATE OF
 APPOINTMENT. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL BE GROUNDS  FOR
 AUTOMATIC  REMOVAL  OF  THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE FROM THE POSITION.  THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH RELATING TO RESIDENCY FOR THE CHIEF  EXECU-
 TIVE  OFFICER  MAY BE WAIVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PROVIDED THAT THE
 BOARD FINDS THAT THERE ARE EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES  WARRANTING  SUCH
 WAIVER.  SUCH WAIVER SHALL BE IN WRITING AND BY A MAJORITY VOTE PRIOR TO
 THE APPOINTMENT OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.
   (C) THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ALSO:
   (I) SHALL DETERMINE THE TERM OF OFFICE FOR THE POSITION; AND  FIX  THE
 COMPENSATION  TO BE PAID, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE
 BUDGET;
   (II) SHALL PRESCRIBE THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE POSITION;
 AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   (III) MAY REMOVE THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER FOR INEFFICIENCY, NEGLECT
 OF DUTY OR MISCONDUCT IN OFFICE, AFTER NOTICE AND AN OPPORTUNITY  TO  BE
 HEARD.
   (D) THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER SHALL BE CONSIDERED:
   (I)  AN  "EMPLOYEE" FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION 18 OF THE PUBLIC OFFI-
 CERS LAW;
   (II) A "STATE OFFICER" FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTIONS 73 AND 73-A OF THE
 PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW; AND
   (III) AN "OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF A STATE AGENCY" FOR THE  PURPOSES  OF
 SECTION 74 OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW.
   §  2.  This act shall take effect immediately, except that the term of
 the current chief executive officer shall end at such time as a  succes-
 sor chief executive officer is appointed.