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3 Co-sponsors
History
- Referred to governmental operations
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BILL NUMBER:A10352
Title of bill
An act to amend the legislative law, in relation to granting the minority leaders of the legislature the right to partic- ipate in budget negotiations
Purpose or general idea of bill
Grants legislative minority leaders the right to participate in budget negotiations.
Summary of specific provisions
This legislation would amend the legis- lative law by adding a new section 31-a; which defines both "Budget negotiations", and "Minority leaders of the legislature".
Justification
The state budget has an effect on every individual in the state. Therefore, every individual should have representation at budget negotiations. The minority conferences in the legislature repre- sent millions of New Yorkers. By excluding the minority leaders, we are shutting out the concerns of many residents who elected those officials to represent their needs.
The most informal meetings of the smallest municipality or governmental entity in this state are subject to open meeting laws. Yet these meet- ings in which a $62 billion budget is developed, are closed not only to the public and the media, but to legislators as well.
Prior legislative history
2008: A.4847; Held for consideration in Governmental Operations 2007: A.4847; Referred to Governmental Operations 2006: A.2701; Referred to Governmental Operations 2005: A.2701; Held for consideration in Governmental Operations 2004: A.2406; Held for consideration in Governmental Operations 2003: A.2406; Referred to Governmental Operations 2002: A.3430; Held for consideration in Governmental Operations 2001: A.3430; Referred to Governmental Operations 2000: A.2921; Held for consideration in Governmental Operations 1999: A.2921; Referred to Governmental Operations 1998: A.3330; Referred to Governmental Operations 1997: A.3330; Held for consideration in Governmental Operations 1996: A.2215; Held for consideration in Governmental Operations 1995.: A.2215; Referred to Governmental Operations 1994: A10627; Referred to Governmental Operations
Fiscal implications
None
Effective date
Immediately
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