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                                   4464
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 5, 2025
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 Introduced  by  Sens.  MAYER, SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 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.
   (B) Such members  may  include  representatives  of  local  government
 [school]  and business, AND SHALL AT LEAST INCLUDE A REPRESENTATIVE OF A
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03309-01-5
              

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 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.