Senate Bill S5413

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Designates the members of the opioid settlement board as public officers for the purposes of the public officers law

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Alcoholism And Substance Use Disorders Committee

  • 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-S5413 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Alcoholism And Substance Use Disorders
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §25.18, Ment Hyg L

2023-S5413 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Designates the members of the opioid settlement board as public officers for the purposes of the public officers law.

2023-S5413 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5413 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5413
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. FERNANDEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed  to  be committed to the Committee on Alcoholism and Substance
   Use Disorders
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to  designating  the
   members  of  the  opioid  settlement  board as public officers for the
   purposes of the public officers law

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  4  of  subdivision (c) of section 25.18 of the
 mental hygiene law, as amended by chapter 171 of the laws  of  2022,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   4. Each member shall be appointed to serve three-year terms and in the
 event  of  a  vacancy,  the vacancy shall be filled in the manner of the
 original appointment for  the  remainder  of  the  term.  The  appointed
 members  and  commissioners  shall  receive  no  compensation  for their
 services but shall  be  allowed  their  actual  and  necessary  expenses
 incurred  in  the performance of their duties as board members.  MEMBERS
 OF THE BOARD SHALL BE CONSIDERED PUBLIC OFFICERS  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THE
 PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01361-02-3

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