New York Senate Bill S05697 Latest Draft

   
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5697 2023-2024 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE March 13, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi- ty and Military Affairs AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing a legis- lative intelligence committee The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 719 to 2 read as follows: 3 § 719. Legislative intelligence committee. 1. There is hereby estab- 4 lished a legislative intelligence committee. Such committee shall 5 consist of twelve members, three of whom shall be appointed by the 6 temporary president of the senate, three of whom shall be appointed by 7 the speaker of the assembly, three of whom shall be appointed by the 8 minority leader of the senate and three of whom shall be appointed by 9 the minority leader of the assembly. Members of the committee shall 10 serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority. Vacancies on the 11 committee shall be filled in the same manner as the original appoint- 12 ment. Members of the committee shall receive no compensation for their 13 services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses 14 incurred in the performance of their duties pursuant to this section. 15 2. For purposes of this section, the term "counterterrorism agency" 16 shall mean the division of homeland security and emergency services, the 17 office of counterterrorism, the New York City Police Department Coun- 18 ter-Terrorism Foundation, Inc., the New York City Police Department 19 Foundation, any not-for-profit corporation or any other entity under the 20 jurisdiction of any city, county, town or village located within this 21 state that is established for the purpose of engaging in counterterror- 22 ism activities. 23 3. The legislative intelligence committee established pursuant to this 24 section shall: EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07424-01-3 
 S. 5697 2 1 a. provide oversight and review of all appropriations and allocations 2 to every counterterrorism agency located within the state from any 3 source; 4 b. approve the expenditure of any funds made by every counterterrorism 5 agency located within the state prior to the expenditure of such funds; 6 c. conduct audits regarding the appropriation, allocation and expendi- 7 ture of all funds of every counterterrorism agency located within the 8 state; and 9 d. require and receive reports from the division of homeland security 10 and emergency services in a manner and frequency to be determined by the 11 committee. Such reports shall include, but not be limited to, informa- 12 tion regarding the appropriation, allocation and expenditure of all 13 funds of every counterterrorism agency located within the state, and any 14 other information the committee shall deem necessary. 15 4. The legislative intelligence committee shall have the power to 16 subpoena and to take testimony by deposition and the power to compel the 17 attendance of witnesses and the production of records, in the same 18 manner as prescribed by law in judicial proceedings in the courts of 19 this state. 20 5. The legislative intelligence committee is authorized to employ, 21 contract for or utilize the services of any person, firm, partnership, 22 association, corporation, governmental agency, or authority to carry out 23 its powers and duties authorized or mandated pursuant to the provisions 24 of this section. 25 6. Members of the legislative intelligence committee shall be subject 26 to the confidentiality protocol related to sensitive information and be 27 subject to requisite security clearances as established by the federal 28 government. 29 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.