Senate Bill S8971

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Waives the residency requirement for appointed public officers employed by Putnam county

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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-S8971 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9860
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3, Pub Off L

2023-S8971 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Waives the residency requirement for appointed public officers employed by Putnam county provided that such person resides in the state of New York.

2023-S8971 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8971 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8971
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               April 4, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- 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 appointed public officers employed by Putnam
   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 75 to read as follows:
   75. IN RESPECT TO PUBLIC  OFFICERS  EMPLOYED  BY  PUTNAM  COUNTY,  THE
 PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SECTION REQUIRING A PERSON TO BE A RESIDENT OF THE
 POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE  STATE  FOR  WHICH
 SUCH PERSON SHALL BE CHOSEN OR WITHIN WHICH THEIR OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS ARE
 REQUIRED  TO  BE  EXERCISED  SHALL NOT PREVENT A PERSON FROM HOLDING ANY
 APPOINTED PUBLIC OFFICE, PROVIDED THAT SUCH PERSON RESIDES IN THE  STATE
 OF NEW YORK.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15077-01-4

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