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BILL NUMBER:A10279
Title of bill
An act to amend the legislative law, in relation to requiring an equal apportionment of resources and staff for members of the legislature
Purpose or general idea of bill
To eliminate the unequal allotment of staff funding, and allot an equal amount of funds to each legislative member to staff district and Albany offices.
Summary of specific provisions
This bill mandates that there should be equal apportionment of resources and staff to assist individual members. Each member shall receive an identical amount to be utilized for such member's personal staff, both in the members Albany and district offices. In cases where a member serves as an officer of the house or has duties in a special capacity, additional funds may be made avail- able. However, such staff shall not be personally involved in duties related to a member's constituent service.
Effects of the present law which this bill would affect
Adds a new section 5-b to the legislative law.
Justification
Each legislative member represents the same number of people, and have the same job to do. However, they are given a different allotment of funds for staffing their offices. This legislation doesn't imply that the lower staffing allotments to be increased to be in line with the ones, but that all the funds be pooled together and distributed among all members. For members who hold special offices an additional allotment will be available, but the staff hired for the special shall not be personally involved in the members constituent service.
Prior legislative history
2008: A.4749; Referred to Governmental Operations 2007: A.4749; Referred to Governmental Operations 2006: A.1779; Held for consideration in Governmental 2005: A.1779; Referred to Governmental Operations 2004: A.2298; Referred to Governmental Operations Operations 2003: A.2298; Held for consideration in Governmental Operations 2002: A.3680; Held for consideration in Governmental Operations 2001: A.3680; Referred to Governmental Operations 2000: A.2731; Held for consideration in Governmental Operations 1999: A.2731; Referred to Governmental Operations 1998: A.3366; Held for consideration in Governmental Operations 1997: A.3366; Referred to Governmental Operations 1996: A.2217; Held for consideration in Governmental Operations 1995: A.2217; Referred to Governmental Operations 1994: A.3371; Referred to Governmental Operations 1993: A.3371; Held for consideration in Governmental Operations 1993: A.3371; Referred to Governmental Operations 1992: A.9819; Held for consideration in Governmental Operations
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR. STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS: None
Effective date
The first of January next succeeding the date on which it shall become law.
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