New York A 4532: Establishes that the beneficiaries or distributees under a will shall have a right to bring a cause of action against an attorney for the negligent administration of the estate

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A04532 Summary:

BILL NOA04532 

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Add Art 4-B §§76 & 77, amd §30, Leg L

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Creates the non-partisan office of policy research and analysis.

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BILL NOA04532 

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02/04/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4532

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 4, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. RA -- read once and referred to the Committee on
 Governmental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the legislative law, in relation to creation of the
 non-partisan office of policy research and fiscal analysis

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

 1 Section 1. The legislative law is amended by adding a new article 4-B
 2 to read as follows:
 3 ARTICLE 4-B
 4 NON-PARTISAN OFFICE OF POLICY RESEARCH AND FISCAL ANALYSIS
 5 Section 76. Non-partisan office of policy research and fiscal analysis.
 6 77. Powers and duties of the office; report.
 7 § 76. Non-partisan office of policy research and fiscal analysis. 1.
 8 For purposes of this article:
 9 a. "Office" means the non-partisan office of policy research and
 10 fiscal analysis established in this article;
 11 b. "Director" means the director of the non-partisan office of policy
 12 research and fiscal analysis; and
 13 c. "Super-majority vote" means a vote requiring two-thirds of the
 14 members elected to each branch of the legislature.
 15 2. There is hereby created a non-partisan office of policy research
 16 and fiscal analysis. The head of such office shall be the director who
 17 shall be appointed by a joint resolution requiring a super-majority vote
 18 of both the senate and assembly for a term of seven years. The tempo-
 19 rary president of the senate and speaker of the assembly, in consulta-
 20 tion with the senate minority leader and assembly minority leader shall
 21 reach a consensus on a candidate for the director position on which the
 22 senate and assembly shall vote. The director of the office shall be
 23 appointed without regard to political affiliation and solely on the
 24 basis of fitness to perform the duties assigned by this article.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00663-01-5

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 1 3. A deputy director shall be appointed by the director. Any individ-
 2 ual appointed as director to fill a vacancy prior to the expiration of a
 3 term shall serve only for the unexpired portion of that term. Any indi-
 4 vidual serving as director at the expiration of the term may continue to
 5 serve until such individual's successor is appointed. Any deputy direc-
 6 tor shall serve until the expiration of the term of office of the direc-
 7 tor who appointed such deputy director, and until such deputy director's
 8 successor is appointed, unless sooner removed by the director.
 9 4. The director shall hold no other public office while serving as
 10 the director. The director shall receive such compensation as may be
 11 fixed by the legislature.
 12 5. The director may be removed by either the assembly or the senate by
 13 resolution requiring a two-thirds vote of the members elected to either
 14 branch of the legislature.
 15 § 77. Powers and duties of the office; report. 1. The office shall:
 16 a. at the request of any member of the senate or assembly, conduct
 17 cost-benefit analyses of proposed legislation or new or existing state
 18 programs, including but not limited to (i) quantifying direct and indi-
 19 rect costs associated with program or legislative implementation and
 20 maintenance, (ii) assessing short-term and long-term economic and social
 21 benefits, (iii) evaluating fiscal impacts on state, local, and tribal
 22 governments, (iv) identifying potential unintended consequences and
 23 externalities, (v) comparing program outcomes to stated objectives and
 24 performance metrics, and (vi) providing recommen