Senate Bill S6405

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Waives the residency requirement for the Herkimer county commissioner of social services

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Current Bill Status Via A6770 - 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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2023-S6405 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6770
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3, Pub Off L

2023-S6405 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Waives the residency requirement for the Herkimer county commissioner of social services, provided that such person remains a resident of an adjoining county.

2023-S6405 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6405 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6405
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 18, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. WALCZYK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
   ment Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the public officers law,  in  relation  to  waiving  the
   residency  requirement  for the Herkimer county commissioner of social
   services

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 73 to read as follows:
   73.  IN THE COUNTY OF HERKIMER, THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION REQUIR-
 ING A PERSON TO BE A RESIDENT OF THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR  MUNICIPAL
 CORPORATION  OF  THE STATE FOR WHICH HE OR SHE SHALL BE CHOSEN OR WITHIN
 WHICH HIS OR HER OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS ARE REQUIRED TO BE EXERCISED,  SHALL
 NOT  PREVENT A PERSON FROM HOLDING THE OFFICE OF HERKIMER COUNTY COMMIS-
 SIONER OF SOCIAL SERVICES, PROVIDED THAT SUCH PERSON RESIDES IN A COUNTY
 ADJOINING HERKIMER COUNTY WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK; PROVIDED, HOWEV-
 ER THAT ANY PERSON PERFORMING SUCH FUNCTIONS OR HOLDING  THE  OFFICE  OF
 COUNTY  COMMISSIONER  OF  SOCIAL SERVICES IN ANY OTHER COUNTY SHALL BE A
 RESIDENT OF SUCH COUNTY UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10872-01-3

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