A 534: Prohibits public bodies from conducting an executive session where the subject to be considered relates to the appointment of an elected member or officer to fill a vacancy in an elected office of such public body, including interviews of prospective appointees and related discussions.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 534 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled) January 8, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to prohibiting executive sessions for the appointment of elected office The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 105 of the public officers law is amended by adding 2 a new subdivision 3 to read as follows: 3 3. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, consideration of 4 matters relating to the appointment of a member or officer of a public 5 body to fill a vacancy in such public body caused by reason of the 6 death, resignation, removal from office, or refusal to serve, of any 7 elected member or officer of such public body, including interviews of 8 applicants for appointment to fill such vacancy, and any discussions or 9 deliberations regarding any such appointment, shall be conducted in a 10 meeting open to the public and shall not be conducted in an executive 11 session. 12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02611-01-5