S 1416: Requires an equal distribution of legislative staff and appropriations to be made among all members of the legislature; provides for additional funds and staff for members in special capacities as long as such additional staff does not deal with constituent services.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1416 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE January 9, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. TEDISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern- ment 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-c 2 to read as follows: 3 § 5-c. 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 § 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. LBD03544-01-5