New York S 3377: Relates to prohibiting sexual harassment

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S03377 Summary:

BILL NOS03377 

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SPONSORGRIFFO

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COSPNSRGALLIVAN

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Establishes a temporary state commission to be known as the commission on public authority reform to study and investigate reducing the number of public authorities and their subsidiaries in New York state; requires reporting; appropriates $100,000 therefor.

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BILL NOS03377 

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01/27/2025REFERRED TO FINANCE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO FINANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 3377

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 27, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. GRIFFO, GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed,
 and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

 AN ACT establishing a temporary state commission to study and investi-
 gate reducing the number of public authorities and their subsidiaries
 in the state of New York; making an appropriation therefor; and
 providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. A temporary state commission, to be known as the commission
 2 on public authority reform, hereafter referred to as the commission, is
 3 hereby created to investigate, evaluate and make recommendations
 4 concerning the scope and effectiveness involving the elimination,
 5 dissolution, consolidation or merger of public authorities and their
 6 subsidiaries in the state of New York.
 7 § 2. (a) The commission shall consist of thirteen members, to be
 8 appointed as follows: three members to be appointed by the governor;
 9 three members to be appointed by the temporary president of the senate;
 10 three members to be appointed by the speaker of the assembly; one member
 11 to be appointed by the minority leader of the senate; one member to be
 12 appointed by the minority leader of the assembly; one member shall be
 13 appointed by the comptroller, and one member shall be appointed by the
 14 attorney general. The appointees shall have demonstrated expertise in
 15 the development and financing of public authorities. The governor shall
 16 designate the chairperson and vice-chairperson of the commission.
 17 Vacancies in the membership of the commission and among its officers
 18 shall be filled in the manner provided for original appointments or
 19 designations.
 20 (b) The members of the commission shall receive no compensation for
 21 their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
 22 incurred in the performance of their duties under this act. The commis-
 23 sion may employ and at pleasure remove such personnel as it may deem

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03594-01-5

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 1 necessary for the performance of its functions and fix their compen-
 2 sation within the amounts made available by appropriation therefor.
 3 (c) The New York state public authorities control board shall provide
 4 the commission such facilities, assistance, and data as will enable the
 5 commission to carry out its powers and duties. Additionally, all other
 6 departments or agencies of the state or subdivisions thereof shall, at
 7 the request of the chairperson, provide the commission such facilities,
 8 assistance, and data as will enable the commission to carry out its
 9 powers and duties.
 10 § 3. Specifically the commission shall investigate at least the
 11 following:
 12 (a) the opportunities for the elimination, dissolution, consolidation
 13 or merger of public authorities and their subsidiaries in the state of
 14 New York; and
 15 (b) reducing the number of all existing public authorities in the
 16 state of New York by fifty percent and reducing the number of all exist-
 17 ing subsidiaries in the state of New York by seventy-five percent.
 18 § 4. (a) For the accomplishment of its purposes, the commission may
 19 meet and hold public and/or private hearings within or without the
 20 state, and shall have all the powers