What's happening
This bill allows assistant district attorneys in Lewis County, except the first assistant, to live in an adjoining New York county.
Why it matters
Could help Lewis County attract and retain more qualified assistant district attorneys. by expanding the pool of eligible applicants to those living in neighboring counties, addressing recruitment challenges in rural areas.
May improve continuity and stability in the District Attorney’s office. by making it easier to fill vacancies quickly, potentially reducing case backlogs and ensuring smoother operation of the local criminal justice system.
Preserves stricter residency rules for top prosecutorial positions. (the first assistant and chief assistant district attorneys), ensuring that those who might have to assume the duties of the District Attorney remain closely tied to the local community.
Maintains local residency requirements for assistant district attorneys in other counties. , so this change is narrowly tailored to Lewis County's circumstances and does not set a broad statewide precedent.
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Who cares
Lewis County assistant district attorneys
The bill would allow them to live in an adjoining New York county, except for first or chief assistants covered by the exclusion.
Lewis County district attorney’s office
The bill would expand residency eligibility for assistant district attorney positions to include residents of adjoining counties within New York.
Lewis County first and chief assistant district attorneys
The bill would exclude these succession roles from the residency exception, leaving their county residency requirement in place.
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Let ADAs Live Nearby
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
Sponsors
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History
- Reported referred to rules
- Reported referred to codes
- Print number 10649a
- Amend and recommit to governmental operations
- Referred to governmental operations
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Let Lewis ADA Live Nearby
In Assembly Committee · Codes · Sponsor Joseph A. Griffo
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STATE OF NEW YORK
10649--A
IN ASSEMBLY
May 10, 2018
Introduced by M. of A. BLANKENBUSH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to authorizing a person holding the office of assistant district attorney in the county of Lewis to reside in an adjoining county within the state
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding a new subdivision 67 to read as follows:
67. In the county of Lewis, the provisions of this section requiring a person to be a resident of the political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are required to be exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the office of assistant district attorney of the county of Lewis, other than the first assistant district attorney, provided that such person resides in Lewis county or in an adjoining county within the state of New York; provided, however, that any person performing such functions or holding the office of assistant district attorney in any other county shall be a resident of such county unless otherwise provided by law. The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to any person holding the office of first assistant district attorney or chief assistant district attorney, the holder of which would assume the duties of the district attorney upon the district attorney's absence from the county or upon the district attorney's inability to perform his or her duties.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD15496-02-8
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