Assembly Bill A4708

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to funds allocated to each member of the assembly for the purpose of compensating employees of such member

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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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2023-A4708 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Legislative Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7, Leg L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A9536

2023-A4708 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to allocating two hundred fifty thousand dollars to each member of the assembly for the purpose of compensating employees and staff of such member.

2023-A4708 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4708
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 22, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. MCGOWAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the legislative law, in relation to funds  allocated  to
   each  member of the assembly for the purpose of compensating employees
   of such member
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The opening paragraph of section 7 of the legislative law,
 as amended by chapter 506 of the laws of 1960, is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   The  assembly  may  choose a clerk, a sergeant-at-arms and a stenogra-
 pher. When an appropriation has been made for the services, temporary or
 otherwise, of officers and employees of the assembly and their  appoint-
 ment is not otherwise authorized by law, the speaker of the assembly may
 appoint  such officers and employees and fix their compensation, respec-
 tively, within the amount provided by appropriation.  EACH MEMBER OF THE
 ASSEMBLY, REGARDLESS OF MAJORITY OR MINORITY STATUS,  SHALL, ON AN ANNU-
 AL BASIS, BE ALLOCATED  TWO  HUNDRED  FIFTY  THOUSAND  DOLLARS  FOR  THE
 PURPOSE OF COMPENSATING EMPLOYEES AND STAFF OF SUCH MEMBER. The majority
 leader  of  the  assembly  may  appoint a counsel to majority leader, an
 assistant counsel to majority leader, a secretary  to  majority  leader,
 and  a clerk to majority leader. The minority leader of the assembly may
 appoint a counsel to minority leader, a clerk to minority, an  assistant
 clerk  to  minority, a secretary to minority leader, a clerk to minority
 leader, an assistant clerk to minority leader, a ways and means minority
 clerk, two stenographers, a clerk-chauffeur and a messenger to minority.
 In case of the death or resignation of the clerk of the assembly, or his
 inability to exercise the powers and/or discharge  the  duties  of  said
 office,  notwithstanding  any other provisions of law the speaker of the
 assembly shall appoint an acting clerk or designate the assistant  clerk
 as acting clerk to serve until a clerk is chosen by the assembly to fill
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09432-01-3

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