What's happening
This bill allows assistant district attorneys in Washington County, NY, to live in adjoining counties, except for first or chief assistants.
Why it matters
Expands hiring flexibility for the Washington County District Attorney’s office. by allowing assistant district attorneys to live in nearby counties, which could help attract a larger and potentially more qualified pool of candidates, addressing recruitment or retention challenges.
Maintains strict residency for top prosecutorial roles. (first and chief assistant district attorneys), ensuring that those with the greatest responsibility and authority remain closely connected and accountable to Washington County itself.
Sets a local precedent for residency requirements. in public offices, signaling to other counties or offices that New York State is willing to reconsider and modernize traditional residency rules when it might benefit public administration or local services.
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Loosen ADA Residency Rules
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
Sponsors
1 Co-sponsor
History
- Substituted by S4978
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.378
- Rules report cal.378
- Reported
- Reported referred to rules
- Reported referred to codes
- 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.
Expand ADA Residency Rules
Signed by Governor · Sponsor Betty Little
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
6737
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 18, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. WOERNER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to qualifications for holding the office of assistant district attorney in the county of Washington
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 68 to read as follows:
68. In the county of Washington, 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 Washington, provided that such person resides in Washington county or 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.
LBD10762-01-9
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