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                                         4632
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 5, 2015
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       Introduced  by M. of A. TEDISCO, RAIA, HAWLEY, BARCLAY, CORWIN -- Multi-
         Sponsored by  --  M.  of  A.  BUTLER,  CERETTO,  CROUCH,  FITZPATRICK,
         GOODELL,  KOLB,  McKEVITT,  McLAUGHLIN,  OAKS, THIELE -- read once and
         referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
       AN ACT to amend the legislative law, in relation to requiring  an  equal
         apportionment of resources and staff for members of the legislature
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The legislative law is amended by adding a new section  5-b
    2  to read as follows:
    3    S  5-B.  APPORTIONMENT  OF  RESOURCES  AND  STAFF TO ASSIST INDIVIDUAL
    4  MEMBERS. 1. FROM WITHIN THE AMOUNT GENERALLY APPROPRIATED TO FUND  STAFF
    5  POSITIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE WITHIN SUCH HOUSE OF THE LEGIS-
    6  LATURE, EACH MEMBER SHALL RECEIVE AN IDENTICAL AMOUNT TO BE UTILIZED FOR
    7  SUCH  MEMBER'S PERSONAL STAFF, BOTH IN SUCH MEMBER'S ALBANY AND DISTRICT
    8  LEGISLATIVE OFFICE OR OFFICES.
    9    2. WHERE BECAUSE OF THE DEMANDS OF A MEMBER'S POSITION AS  AN  OFFICER
   10  OF  THE  HOUSE OR THE DUTIES IN A SPECIAL CAPACITY, ADDITIONAL FUNDS MAY
   11  BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR STAFF TO SERVICE THOSE NEEDS; HOWEVER  SUCH  STAFF
   12  SHALL  NOT  BE  PERSONALLY  INVOLVED  IN  DUTIES  OTHERWISE RELATED TO A
   13  MEMBER'S CONSTITUENT SERVICE.
   14    S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
   15  ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD02650-01-5