New York S 6768: Relates to exempting the Village of Port Dickinson Fire Department from the requirement of non-resident members exceeding forty-five percent of the membership

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S06768 Summary:

BILL NOS06768 

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SAME ASSAME AS A01256

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SPONSORFERNANDEZ

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §103-a, Pub Off L

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Enacts the "access for all act" removing the requirement for in person attendance at public meetings by community boards in a city with a population of over one million.

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BILL NOS06768 

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03/24/2025REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6768

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 24, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. FERNANDEZ -- 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 removing the
 requirement for in person attendance at public meetings by certain
 community boards

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "access for all act (AFA)".
 3 § 2. Section 103-a of the public officers law is amended by adding a
 4 new subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
 5 3-a. The in person participation requirements of this section shall
 6 not apply to community boards in a city with a population of over one
 7 million; provided, however, that notwithstanding the requirements set
 8 forth in this section, such community boards shall not be required to
 9 maintain a physical location for meetings; and provided further, howev-
 10 er, that such community boards may, through written procedures governing
 11 member and public attendance established pursuant to and consistent with
 12 this section, allow for any member to be considered present for purposes
 13 of fulfilling the quorum requirements of such public body at any meet-
 14 ings conducted through videoconferencing, provided, however that the
 15 remaining criteria set forth in this section are otherwise met.
 16 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
 17 the amendments to section 103-a of the public officers law made by
 18 section two of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and
 19 shall be deemed repealed therewith.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02272-01-5

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