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- Referred to housing, construction and community development
- Referred to housing, construction and community development
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BILL NUMBER:S2224
Title of bill
An act to amend the emergency tenant protection act of nineteen seventy-four, in relation to qualifications of public members of rent guidelines boards
Purpose or general idea
Provides for alternate members on a rent guidelines Board.
Summary of specific provisions
Amends the emergency tenant protection act and the administrative code of the City of New York to provide that, in addition to the nine regular members of a rent guidelines board, there shall be an additional three members who will be alternates. They shall represent respectively, the public, the landlords and the tenants. The alternates shall be permitted to participate in all proceedings of the board as non-voting members. They shall only be permitted to participate as voting members and receive a per-diem where the primary member is unable to attend the proceeding.
Effects of present law which this bill would alter
The Emergency Tenant Protection Act of 1974 provides for the creation of a rent guidelines board when the municipality determines an emergency exists under section three of the act. This bill would provide that, upon the absence of a regular member of the board, an alternate member would be made available at the same salary. The administrative code of N.Y. City will be affected similarly.
Justification
Too often, rent guidelines board meetings do not have the required number of representative members in attendance due to a variety of reasons. (Absences, illness, other business etc.) This bill provides that, for each of the representative groups, one alternate member shall be appointed to vote in the place of an absent regular member.
Prior legislative history
2009-10: S.5260/A.2736 - Reported and Committed to Senate Rules/ Assembly Housing A.1178 (1993-94), A.477 (1995-96), A.736 (1997-98), A.898 (1599-2000), A.657 (2001-02), A.499-A, Passed Assembly (2003-04), A.2541(2005-06), A.4501 (2007-2008)
Fiscal implication for state and local governments
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law, with provisions.
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