Senate Bill S6734

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Waives the residency requirement for any appointed public official in Jefferson county

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations 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-S6734 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3, Pub Off L

2023-S6734 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Waives the residency requirement for any appointed public official in Jefferson county.

2023-S6734 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6734 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6734
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 8, 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 any appointed public official in Jefferson
   county

   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 JEFFERSON, 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 ANY APPOINTED PUBLIC OFFICE,  PROVIDED
 THAT  SUCH  PERSON RESIDES IN A COUNTY ADJOINING JEFFERSON COUNTY WITHIN
 THE STATE OF NEW YORK; PROVIDED, HOWEVER THAT ANY  PERSON  APPOINTED  TO
 PUBLIC  OFFICE  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.
                                                            LBD10978-01-3

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