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                                    838
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES, LEVENBERG, JACOBSON, OTIS, SANTABARBARA,
   SLATER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments
 
 AN  ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to the organiza-
   tion of industrial development agencies and the  definition  of  labor
   organization
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 854 of the general  municipal  law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 22 to read as follows:
   (22)  "LABOR  ORGANIZATION"--SHALL  MEAN ANY ORGANIZATION WHICH EXISTS
 AND IS CONSTITUTED FOR THE PURPOSE, IN WHOLE OR IN PART,  OF  COLLECTIVE
 BARGAINING, OR OF DEALING WITH EMPLOYERS CONCERNING GRIEVANCES, TERMS OR
 CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT, OR OF OTHER MUTUAL AID OR PROTECTION AND WHICH
 IS NOT A COMPANY UNION.
   §  2.  Subdivision  2  of section 856 of the general municipal law, as
 amended by chapter 356 of the laws  of  1993,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   2.  (A) An agency shall be a corporate governmental agency, constitut-
 ing a public  benefit  corporation.  Except  as  otherwise  provided  by
 special act of the legislature, an agency shall consist of not less than
 three  nor more than seven members who shall be appointed by the govern-
 ing body of each municipality and who shall serve at the pleasure of the
 appointing authority. IF THE INITIAL ADDITION OF THE  MANDATORY  MEMBERS
 REQUIRED  PURSUANT  TO  PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION WOULD INCREASE
 THE AGENCY SIZE TO ABOVE THE MAXIMUM SEVEN-MEMBER LIMIT, THE AGENCY  MAY
 TEMPORARILY INCREASE ITS SIZE TO ALLOW FOR THE ADDITION OF SUCH MANDATO-
 RY  MEMBERS.  PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH AGENCY SIZE SHALL DECREASE TO
 SEVEN OR FEWER  MEMBERS  AS  THE  SEATS  OF  NON-MANDATORY  MEMBERS  ARE
 VACATED.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   (B)  Such  members  may  include  representatives  of local government
 [school] and business, AND SHALL AT LEAST INCLUDE A REPRESENTATIVE OF  A
 LOCAL  LABOR ORGANIZATION AND EITHER A SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OR
 A REPRESENTATIVE OF A SCHOOL BOARD. A  member  shall  continue  to  hold
 office  until  [his] THEIR successor is appointed and has qualified. The
 governing body of each municipality shall designate the first [chairman]
 CHAIRPERSON and file with  the  secretary  of  state  a  certificate  of
 appointment  or  reappointment of any member. Such members shall receive
 no compensation for their services but shall be entitled to  the  neces-
 sary  expenses,  including traveling expenses, incurred in the discharge
 of their duties.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.