Bill > S07027

This bill adds two additional non-voting members to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) board, expanding the total number of non-voting members from two to four. Specifically, one of the new non-voting members will be the police chief of the MTA police department (or their designee), and the other will be chosen by the labor organization representing the majority of employees in the authority's police department. These new members will serve 18-month terms and will be included on the committee on safety, which will now require the police chief or their designee and the labor organization representative to be part of its membership. The bill also makes some minor grammatical updates, such as changing "chairman" to "chairperson" and updating gender-specific pronouns. The purpose appears to be to increase representation and input from the MTA's police department in the authority's governance and safety considerations. The changes will take effect on the first day of January following the bill's passage into law.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S7027