Notice of Public Hearing - Public Authority Reform

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ASSEMBLY STANDING COMMITTEE ON CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

SUBJECT:	Public Authority Reform

PURPOSE:	This hearing will examine the findings recently published in the final report of the New York State Commission on Public Authority Reform.

Albany
Wednesday, June 7, 2006
10:30 a.m.
Roosevelt Hearing Room C
Legislative Office Building, 2nd Floor
Albany, NY

ORAL TESTIMONY WILL BE BY INVITATION ONLY

The New York State Commission on Public Authority Reform (the Commission) issued its final report on May 17th, 2006, concluding over a year's worth of research and analysis. As a result of this research, the Commission and its Sub-Committees have generated certain findings and developed certain recommendations regarding governance, accountability and oversight of public authorities. The purpose of this hearing is to examine these findings and recommendations.

Persons invited to present pertinent testimony to the Committees at the above hearing should complete and return the reply form as soon as possible. It is important that the reply form be fully completed and returned so that persons may be notified in the event of emergency postponement or cancellation.

Oral testimony will be limited to 10 minutes' duration. Ten copies of any prepared testimony should be submitted at the hearing registration desk. The Committees would appreciate advance receipt of prepared statements.

In order to meet the needs of those who may have a disability, the Assembly and Senate, in accordance with its policy of non-discrimination on the basis of disability, as well as the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), has made its facilities and services available to all individuals with disabilities. For individuals with disabilities, accommodations will be provided, upon reasonable request, to afford such individuals access and admission to Assembly facilities and activities.

Richard L. Brodsky
Member of Assembly
Chairman
Committee on Corporations, Authorities
and Commissions

Vincent L. Leibell
Member of Senate
Chairman
Committee on Corporations, Authorities
and Commissions

PUBLIC HEARING REPLY FORM Persons invited to present testimony at the public hearing on Public Authority Reform on Wednesday, June 7th, 2006 are requested to complete this reply form as soon as possible and mail or fax it to: Jonathan Lamberti Committee Assistant Assembly Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions Room 513 - Capitol Albany, New York 12248 Email: lamberj@assembly.state.ny.us Phone: (518) 455-4881 Fax: (518) 455-4128

	I plan to attend the following public hearing on Public Authority Reform to be conducted by the Assembly and Senate Standing Committees on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions on Wednesday, June 7th, 2006.

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