BACKGROUND: POOF!
Repeal
of
Chapter 567 of the Laws of 2010 that had created the Commission
on Judicial Compensation & in its place --
Commission on Legislative,
Judicial & Executive Compensation
its birthing:
1. It starts with the Governor's
2015-2016 Executive Budget -- to create a Commission on Executive &
Legislative Compensation
Public Protection & General Government --
Article VII Legislation, Part I ("Eye")
Governor's Memorandum in Support
Public
Protection & General Government Budget Bill S.2005/A.3005
(Republican-Senate Majority's White Book)
& then:
2. A corrupt,
behind-closed-doors, three-men-in-a room budget deal to create a
Commission on Legislative, Judicial & Executive Compensation,
rubber-stamped
by a corrupted legislative "process"
PART E of Budget Bill #S.4610/A.6721
Part E
of Amended Budget Bill #S.4610-A/A.6721-A
Senate website: S.4610
Assembly website: A. 6721
click here for:
Part E
referrred-to Judiciary Law Article
7-B--
"Compensation of judges and justices
of the unified court system"
referred-to Executive Law 169 --
"Salaries of certain state officers"
referred-to Legislative Law 5
-- "Compensation
of members"
referred-to Legislative Law 5-a
--
"Allowances for member serving as an officer of either house of the
legislature or in a special capacity therein"
Senate Finance Committee passage: March 31, 2015
Senate video: March 31, 2015
-- 4:38 hours
Senate transcript: March 31, 2015
(at p. 1860)
Colloquy on the Assembly floor:
Assembly Speaker Heastie Presiding --
--
Assembly video: 2:30 a.m. on April 1, 2015 (at 1:02 hours)
transcription
3. And
a window-dressing challenge in the Assembly to
its
unconstitutionality:
June 3, 2015:
Goodell
introduces
A.07997 -- (co-sponsors:
Lopez,
Duprey,
Nojay,
Johns ) -- referred
to
Committee on Governmental Operations
referred-to constitutional provisions violated
& FLASHBACK to 2013 -- "FIGHTING
OFF THE PROGENY OF THE JUDICIAL COMPENSATION STATUTE-- & SECURING A
FUNCTIONING LEGISLATIVE PROCESS" -- see CJA's April 20,
2013 memo, pp. 4-5
click here for: MENU OF CJA's JUDICIAL COMPENSATION WEBPAGES
The Press in Action
Noteworthy:
Nojay
- March 4, 2015, on rules reform
Lopez- March 19, 2015, on rules reform
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