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                                  7393

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 14, 2013
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Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  KOLB, BARCLAY, BLANKENBUSH, BORELLI, BUTLER,
  CERETTO, CORWIN, CROUCH, CURRAN, DIPIETRO, DUPREY, FINCH, FITZPATRICK,
  FRIEND, GARBARINO, GIGLIO, GOODELL, GRAF, HAWLEY, JOHNS, JORDAN, KATZ,
  LALOR, P. LOPEZ, LUPINACCI, MALLIOTAKIS, McDONOUGH, McKEVITT, McLAUGH-
  LIN, MONTESANO, NOJAY, OAKS, PALMESANO, RA,  RABBITT,  RAIA,  REILICH,
  SALADINO,  STEC,  TEDISCO, TENNEY, WALTER -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in  relation  to  disqualifying
  certain individuals from holding office; and to amend the civil rights
  law, in relation to revoking the right to hold office by certain indi-
  viduals  (Part  A); to amend the state finance law, in relation to the
  disqualification of certain bidders (Part B); to amend the legislative
  law, in relation to banning certain individuals  from  lobbying  (Part
  C); and to amend the state finance law, in relation to requiring tran-
  sparency,  identification and disclosure of certain appropriations and
  intended recipients (Part D); to establish the commission on  official
  conduct, providing for its powers, duties and functions, and providing
  for the transfer of the functions, powers and duties of the commission
  on public integrity, the office of the state inspector general and the
  former  temporary  state commission of investigation to the commission
  on official conduct; to amend the civil service law and  the  legisla-
  tive  law, in relation to the commission on public integrity; to amend
  the executive law and the public authorities law, in relation  to  the
  state  inspector  general;  to  amend  the criminal procedure law, the
  executive law and the public officers law, in relation to  the  former
  temporary  state  commission of investigation; to repeal section 94 of
  the executive law relating to the joint commission on  public  ethics;
  to  repeal  article  4-A  of  the  executive law and subdivision 68 of
  section 2.10 of the criminal procedure law relating to the  office  of
  the  state inspector general; and to repeal chapter 989 of the laws of
  1958, relating to creating a temporary state  commission  of  investi-
  gation,  relating  thereto  (Part  E);  to  amend the election law, in
  relation to  forfeiture  of  unspent  campaign  funds  after  criminal
  conviction  and resignation of the elected official (Part F); to amend

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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  the penal law, the criminal procedure law and  the  election  law,  in
  relation  to  abuse  of  public  trust  crime  (Part  G); to amend the
  election law, in relation to limitations on use of  campaign  contrib-
  utions (Part H); to amend the election law, in relation to filing late
  campaign  disclosure statements (Part I); and to amend the legislative
  law, in relation to limiting the amount of time a legislator may serve
  as a legislative leader (Part J)

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
the "public officers accountability act of 2013".
  S 2. This act enacts into law major components  of  legislation  which
address  the  impact  of  a felony conviction, on a public officer, when
such conviction is related to the officer's official  duties  or  public
office,  provides  for  member  item reform, creates a new Commission on
Official Conduct, forfeiture of campaign funds upon felony  convictions,
creation  of  new  crimes against public trust, limiting use of campaign
funds, enhanced penalties for filing  late  campaign  disclosure  state-
ments,  limiting  terms of leaders and committee chairs.  Each component
is wholly contained within a Part identified as Parts A through  J.  The
effective  date for each particular provision contained within such Part
is set forth in the last section of such  Part.  Any  provision  in  any
section  contained  within  a  Part, including the effective date of the
Part, which makes a reference to a section "of this act", when  used  in
connection  with  that particular component, shall be deemed to mean and
refer to the corresponding section of the Part in  which  it  is  found.
Section  four  of this act sets forth the general effective date of this
act.  The "public officers accountability act of 2013" provided in  this
act, includes the support of constitutional amendments that are consist-
ent with the intent of this act. The legislature supports constitutional
proposals  that  remove  pension  benefits from public officials who are
convicted of a felony related to such individual's official  duties  and
to  provide that no person who is convicted of a felony, related to such
official duties, shall be eligible to serve in the legislature.

                                 PART A

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 3 of the public officers  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  44  of  the  laws  of  1982, is amended to read as
follows:
  1. No person shall be capable of holding a civil office who shall not,
at the time he shall be chosen thereto, have attained the age  of  eigh-
teen  years,  except that in the case of youth boards, youth commissions
or recreation commissions only, members of such  boards  or  commissions
may  be  under the age of eighteen years, but must have attained the age
of sixteen years on or before appointment to  such  youth  board,  youth
commission  or recreation commission, be a citizen of the United States,
a resident of the state, and if it be a local office, a resident of  the
political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
shall  be  chosen,  or within which the electors electing him reside, or
within which his official functions are required  to  be  exercised,  OR
WHO,  HAS  BEEN  CONVICTED OF ANY FELONY OFFENSES AS DEFINED BY STATE OR
FEDERAL LAW AND WHEN SUCH OFFENSE WAS DIRECTLY RELATED  TO  HIS  OR  HER

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SERVICE  AS  AN  ELECTED OFFICIAL, OR OFFICER OF THE STATE OR OF A CIVIL
DIVISION THEREOF; or who shall have been or  shall  be  convicted  of  a
violation  of  the selective draft act of the United States, enacted May
eighteenth,  nineteen  hundred  seventeen,  or  the  acts  amendatory or
supplemental thereto, or of the federal selective training  and  service
act  of nineteen hundred forty or the acts amendatory thereof or supple-
mental thereto.
  S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 79 of the civil rights law,  as  amended
by chapter 687 of the laws of 1973, is amended to read as follows:
  1. Except as provided in subdivision two a sentence of imprisonment in
a  state  correctional  institution for any term less than for life or a
sentence of imprisonment in a  state  correctional  institution  for  an
indeterminate term, having a minimum of one day and a maximum of natural
life,  forfeits all the public offices, and suspends, during the term of
the sentence, all the civil rights, and all private  trusts,  authority,
or  powers  of, or held by, the person sentenced, AND FORFEITS THE RIGHT
TO HOLD PUBLIC OFFICE FOR LIFE WHEN SUCH PERSON HAS  BEEN  CONVICTED  OF
ANY  FELONY  OFFENSE,  AS  DEFINED  BY  STATE  OR FEDERAL LAW, WHEN SUCH
OFFENSE WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO HIS OR HER SERVICE AS AN  ELECTED  OFFI-
CIAL, OR OFFICER OF THE STATE OR OF A CIVIL DIVISION THEREOF.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

                                 PART B

  Section  1.  The  state finance law is amended by adding a new section
169 to read as follows:
  S 169. DISQUALIFICATION OF CERTAIN BIDDERS. 1. SUBSEQUENT TO RECEIVING
BIDS AND PRIOR TO ENTERING INTO A CONTRACT WITH  A  BIDDER,  WHERE  THAT
BIDDER  HAS  OR  WILL  CONDUCT  BUSINESS  IN NEW YORK STATE, OR PRIOR TO
FORMALLY APPROVING A CONTRACT BETWEEN A BIDDER AND A SUBCONTRACTOR, EACH
AGENCY, AS DEFINED IN SECTION NINETY-TWO OF  THE  PUBLIC  OFFICERS  LAW,
SHALL CONDUCT A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK TO DETERMINE IF SUCH BIDDER OR
SUBCONTRACTOR HAS A FELONY CONVICTION. ANY BIDDER WHO HAS BEEN CONVICTED
OF  ANY FELONY OFFENSES AS DEFINED BY STATE OR FEDERAL LAW AND WHEN SUCH
OFFENSE WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO HIS OR HER SERVICE AS AN  ELECTED  OFFI-
CIAL,  OR  OFFICER OF THE STATE OR OF A CIVIL DIVISION THEREOF, SHALL BE
DISQUALIFIED. NO AGENCY, AS DEFINED IN SECTION NINETY-TWO OF THE  PUBLIC
OFFICERS  LAW,  SHALL  BE  PERMITTED  TO  ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH, OR
FORMALLY APPROVE A SUBCONTRACT TO, A BIDDER OR SUBCONTRACTOR WHO  HAS  A
FELONY  CONVICTION  WHERE SUCH CONVICTION WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO HIS OR
HER SERVICE AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL, OR OFFICER OF  THE  STATE  OR  OF  A
CIVIL DIVISION THEREOF.
  2.  NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION,
A CONTRACT MAY BE ENTERED INTO WITH A  BIDDER  WHO  HAS  SUCH  A  FELONY
CONVICTION IF:
  A.  THE AGENCY DETERMINES THAT AN EMERGENCY CONDITION EXISTS INVOLVING
DANGER TO THE LIFE, HEALTH, OR SAFETY OF ANY PERSON OR THE SAFETY OF ANY
STRUCTURE THAT REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ACTION TO MITIGATE THE HARM  OR  AVERT
DANGER  AND  THE NATURE OF THE WORK IS SUCH THAT IT WOULD BE IMPRACTICAL
AND AGAINST THE PUBLIC INTEREST TO HAVE PUBLIC LETTING OF THE  CONTRACT,
OR  THE  ITEM TO BE PURCHASED IS ESSENTIAL TO THE EFFICIENT OPERATION OR
THE ADEQUATE PROVISION OF SERVICE AND AS A CONSEQUENCE OF  AN  EMERGENCY
CONDITION  SUCH ITEM OR SERVICE IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM A NON-DISQUALIFIED
INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY; OR
  B. THE ITEM TO BE PURCHASED IS AVAILABLE ONLY FROM A SINGLE SOURCE AND
THAT SOURCE IS THE BIDDER WITH A DISQUALIFING FELONY CONVICTION.

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  3. FOR THE PURPOSES OF PARAGRAPH A OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION,
THE TERM "EMERGENCY CONDITION"  SHALL  MEAN  A  CONDITION  CAUSED  BY  A
NATURAL  DISASTER,  FIRE,  OR  OTHER CASUALTY, OR ANOTHER UNANTICIPATED,
SUDDEN, AND UNEXPECTED OCCURRENCE THAT REQUIRES THE IMMEDIATE  ATTENTION
AND ACTION OF THE AGENCY.
  4. PRIOR TO AWARDING A CONTRACT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH A OF
SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION, THE AGENCY SHALL NOTIFY THE COMPTROLLER
OF  ITS  INTENT TO AWARD THE CONTRACT AND SHALL SPECIFY THE REASONS USED
BY THE AGENCY TO MAKE THE REQUIRED DETERMINATIONS. THE COMPTROLLER SHALL
REVIEW THE DETERMINATIONS OF THE AGENCY AND IF, IN THE DETERMINATION  OF
THE  COMPTROLLER, THE REASONS SPECIFIED BY THE AGENCY DO NOT SATISFY THE
REQUIREMENTS OF PARAGRAPH A OF SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF  THIS  SECTION,  THE
COMPTROLLER  SHALL  HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DEEM THE AWARDED CONTRACT NULL
AND VOID AND UNENFORCEABLE AND TO REQUIRE THE AGENCY TO USE THE  COMPET-
ITIVE BIDDING PROCESS FOR THE CONTRACT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law; provided that all state agencies, as defined
in  paragraph  (g) of subdivision 1 of section 73 of the public officers
law, are authorized to promulgate any and all rules and regulations  and
take any other measures necessary to implement this act on its effective
date on or before such date.

                                 PART C

  Section  1.  Section 1-d of the legislative law is amended by adding a
new subdivision (i) to read as follows:
  (I) IMPOSE A PERMANENT BAN UPON ANY LOBBYING ACTIVITIES AS DEFINED  IN
THIS  ARTICLE  AGAINST  ANY  PERSON WHO HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF ANY FELONY
OFFENSES AS DEFINED BY STATE OR FEDERAL LAW AND WHEN  SUCH  OFFENSE  WAS
DIRECTLY  RELATED TO HIS OR HER SERVICE AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL, OR OFFI-
CER OF THE STATE OR OF A CIVIL DIVISION THEREOF.
  S 2. Subdivision (b) of section 1-o of the legislative law is  amended
by adding a new paragraph (vii) to read as follows:
  (VII) ANY PERSON WHO ENGAGES IN LOBBYING ACTIVITIES WHILE SUBJECT TO A
PERMANENT  BAN ON SUCH ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVI-
SION (I) OF SECTION ONE-D OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE SUBJECT  TO  A  CIVIL
PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS, PLUS A CIVIL PENALTY IN AN
AMOUNT  EQUAL TO FIVE TIMES THE VALUE OF ANY GIFT, COMPENSATION OR BENE-
FIT RECEIVED AS A RESULT OF THE VIOLATION.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

                                 PART D

  Section 1. Subdivisions 4 and 5 of section 24  of  the  state  finance
law,  as  added by chapter 1 of the laws of 2007, are amended to read as
follows:
  4. Any appropriation SUBMITTED BY THE GOVERNOR OR added to such budget
bills, pursuant to section four of article seven  of  the  constitution,
shall  only  contain  itemized  appropriations which shall not be in the
form of lump sum appropriations, and provided further that for all  non-
federal  state  operations appropriations, such bill or bills shall only
contain itemized appropriations and shall be made, where practicable, by
agency, and within each agency by program and within each program at the
following level of detail and in the following order:

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  (a) by fund type, which at  a  minimum  shall  include  general  fund,
special  revenue-other  funds,  capital  projects funds and debt service
funds;
  (b) for personal service appropriations, separate appropriations shall
be  made  for  regular personal service, temporary personal service, and
holiday and overtime pay;
  (c) for nonpersonal service  appropriations,  separate  appropriations
shall  be made for supplies and materials, travel, contractual services,
equipment and fringe benefits, as appropriate; AND
  (D) AT THE REQUEST OR DISCRETION OF THE GOVERNOR OR A  MEMBER  OF  THE
LEGISLATURE,  SUCH  APPROPRIATION SHALL INCLUDE THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR
OR MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE.
  5. [Any appropriation added pursuant to section four of article  seven
of  the  constitution  without  designating a grantee shall be allocated
only pursuant to a plan setting forth an itemized list of grantees  with
the  amount  to  be  received by each, or the methodology for allocating
such appropriation. Such plan shall be subject to the  approval  of  the
chair  of  the  senate finance committee, the chair of the assembly ways
and means committee, and the director  of  the  budget,  and  thereafter
shall be included in a concurrent resolution calling for the expenditure
of  such monies, which resolution must be approved by a majority vote of
all members elected to each house upon a roll call vote.] ANY  APPROPRI-
ATION  SUBMITTED BY THE GOVERNOR OR ADDED TO SUCH BUDGET BILLS, PURSUANT
TO SECTION FOUR OF ARTICLE SEVEN OF THE CONSTITUTION, SHALL  BE  SUBJECT
TO THE FOLLOWING:
  (A)  THE  GOVERNOR OR MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE REQUESTING SUCH APPRO-
PRIATION SHALL BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A SIGNED CONFLICT OF INTEREST  FORM
AND  SUBMIT SUCH FORM TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO ENSURE THAT NO CONFLICT
OF INTEREST EXISTS; THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL DESIGNATE  THE  FORM  AND
CONTENT  OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM. THE GOVERNOR OR MEMBER OF THE
LEGISLATURE SHALL DISCLOSE ON THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST  FORM  ALL  POLI-
TICAL  DONATIONS HE OR SHE IS RECEIVING OR HAS RECEIVED IN THE PAST FROM
THE INTENDED RECIPIENT OF THE APPROPRIATION FUNDING. SUCH A CONFLICT  OF
INTEREST  FORM SHALL BE SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR OR MEMBER OF THE LEGISLA-
TURE UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY; AND
  (B) AN APPROPRIATION PROVIDED AT THE DISCRETION  OF  THE  GOVERNOR  OR
MEMBER  OF THE LEGISLATURE SHALL NOT BE PROVIDED IF A CONFLICT OF INTER-
EST EXISTS BETWEEN THE GOVERNOR OR A MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE DESIGNAT-
ING THE APPROPRIATION AND THE POTENTIAL RECIPIENT. THESE  APPROPRIATIONS
CANNOT FUND ORGANIZATIONS THAT EMPLOY OR OTHERWISE COMPENSATE THE GOVER-
NOR  OR  MEMBER  OF  THE LEGISLATURE, GOVERNOR'S FAMILY OR MEMBER OF THE
LEGISLATOR'S FAMILY, ANY PERSON SHARING THE  HOME  OF  THE  GOVERNOR  OR
MEMBER  OF THE LEGISLATURE OR THE GOVERNOR'S OR A MEMBER OF THE LEGISLA-
TOR'S STAFF FOR SERVICES OR LABOR RENDERED. FURTHERMORE, THE GOVERNOR OR
MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE SHALL NOT  DESIGNATE  APPROPRIATIONS  IF  THE
GOVERNOR  OR  MEMBER  OF  THE LEGISLATURE, A MEMBER OF THE GOVERNOR'S OR
MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATOR'S FAMILY, ANY PERSON SHARING THE  HOME  OF  THE
GOVERNOR  OR  MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE OR A MEMBER OF THE GOVERNOR'S OR
MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATOR'S STAFF IS INVOLVED WITH THE OPERATIONS OF  THE
ORGANIZATION  IN A DECISION-MAKING CAPACITY INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
WORKING ON AN UNPAID, VOLUNTEER BASIS OR AS A MEMBER  OF  THE  DIRECTING
BOARD OF AN ORGANIZATION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

                                 PART E

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  Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
the "commission on official conduct act".
  S  2. Definitions. As used in this act, the following terms shall have
the following meanings:
  (a) "Commission" means the commission on official conduct  established
by section three of this act.
  (b)  "Executive  director" means the executive director of the commis-
sion, appointed pursuant to section four of this act.
  (c) "Covered agency" means all executive branch agencies, departments,
divisions, officers, boards and commissions, public  authorities  (other
than  multi-state  or  multi-national  authorities)  and  public benefit
corporations, the heads of which are  appointed  by  the  governor,  and
which do not have their own inspector general by statute.
  S  3. Commission on official conduct; established. (a) There is hereby
established, as an independent state agency, the commission on  official
conduct.  The  commission  shall  consist  of  five members appointed as
follows:
  (1) one member appointed by the chief judge of the court  of  appeals,
who shall serve as the chair of the commission;
  (2)  one  member  appointed  by the presiding justice of the appellate
division in the first department;
  (3) one member appointed by the presiding  justice  of  the  appellate
division in the second department;
  (4)  one  member  appointed  by the presiding justice of the appellate
division in the third department; and
  (5) one member appointed by the presiding  justice  of  the  appellate
division in the fourth department.
  (b)  Each  member  of  the commission shall serve a term of five years
commencing on the first of January of the calendar  year  in  which  the
vacancy  in  such office occurs; provided, however, that for the members
initially appointed as members, the member appointed  by  the  presiding
justice  in  the  fourth  department shall serve a term of one year, the
member appointed by the presiding justice in the second department shall
serve a term of two years, the member appointed by the presiding justice
in the third department shall serve a term of three  years,  the  member
appointed by the presiding justice in the first department shall serve a
term  of  four  years and the member appointed by the chief judge of the
court of appeals shall serve a term of five years.
  Any vacancy occurring in the membership of  the  commission  shall  be
filled  within  sixty  days  of its occurrence in the same manner as the
member whose vacancy is being filled was appointed. A  person  appointed
to fill a vacancy occurring other than by expiration of a term of office
shall  be  appointed  to  the  unexpired  term  of  the member he or she
replaces.
  (c) Four members of the commission shall constitute a quorum, and  the
commission  shall have power to act by majority vote of the total number
of members of the commission without vacancy.
  (d) The members of the commission shall receive  no  compensation  for
their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
incurred in the performance of their duties pursuant to this act.
  (e) Members of the commission may be removed by the chief judge of the
court  of  appeals  for substantial neglect of duty, gross misconduct in
office, inability to discharge  the  powers  and  duties  of  office  or
violation of the provisions of this act, after written notice and oppor-
tunity to be heard by the court of appeals.

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  S  4.  Executive  director and staff. (a) The commission shall appoint
and employ an executive director who shall serve a term  of  six  years.
Any  vacancy  in the office of executive director shall be filled within
ten days of its occurrence. A person appointed to fill a vacancy in  the
office  of  executive  director  occurring other than by expiration of a
term of office shall be appointed to the unexpired term of the executive
director he or she replaces.
  (b) The executive director shall act in accordance with the  policies,
rules and regulations of the commission. He or she shall act in the name
of  the  commission  pursuant  to  the  specific powers delegated by the
commission to the office of executive director.
  (c) The commission shall appoint  and  employ  such  other  staff  and
investigators  as  shall be necessary to carry out its powers and duties
pursuant to this act.
  (d) The executive director, staff members  and  investigators  may  be
removed by the commission for substantial neglect of duty, gross miscon-
duct  in  office,  inability to perform their duties or violation of the
provisions of this act, after  written  notice  and  opportunity  to  be
heard.
  S  5.  Powers and duties. The commission shall have the power and duty
to:
  (a) fix the compensation of the executive director, staff members  and
investigators;
  (b)  request  and receive, and shall utilize and be provided with such
facilities, resources and  data  of  any  court,  department,  division,
board, bureau, commission or agency of the state or any political subdi-
vision  thereof,  or  of  any  public authority or public benefit corpo-
ration, as it may reasonably request to properly carry  out  its  powers
and duties pursuant to this act;
  (c)  adopt,  amend  and  rescind  rules  and regulations to govern the
procedures of the commission and to implement  the  provisions  of  this
act;
  (d)  adopt, amend and rescind rules and regulations to assist appoint-
ing authorities in determining which persons  hold  policy-making  posi-
tions for the purposes of section 73-a of the public officers law;
  (e) make available forms for annual statements of financial disclosure
required  to  be  filed  pursuant to section 73-a of the public officers
law;
  (f) review financial disclosure statements filed pursuant  to  section
73-a of the public officers law;
  (g)   receive   and  investigate  complaints  and  referrals  alleging
violations of section 73, 73-a or 74 of the public officers law, article
1-A of the legislative law, or section 107 of the civil service law;
  (h) permit any person required to file a financial  disclosure  state-
ment  pursuant to section 73-a of the public officers law to delete from
the copy thereof made available for public inspection  such  information
as  shall  be determined by the commission will have no material bearing
on the discharge of the reporting person's official duties;
  (i) grant any person required to file a financial disclosure statement
pursuant to section 73-a of the public officers law, an additional peri-
od of time within which to file such statement due to justifiable  cause
or undue hardship;
  (j)  permit  any person required to file a financial disclosure state-
ment pursuant to section 73-a of the public officers law to delete  such
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as shall be found by the commission will have no material bearing on the
discharge of the reporting person's official duties;
  (k) advise and assist any state agency in establishing rules and regu-
lations  relating  to  possible  conflicts between private interests and
official duties of present and former state officers and employees;
  (l) permit any person who has  not  been  determined  by  his  or  her
appointing authority to hold a policy-making position, but who is other-
wise required to file a financial disclosure statement, to be granted an
exemption from such filing requirement. The commission may grant such an
exemption  where the public interest does not require disclosure and the
applicant's duties do not involve negotiation, authorization or approval
of:
  (1) contracts, leases, franchises,  revocable  consents,  concessions,
variances,  special  permits or licenses as defined in section 73 of the
public officers law,
  (2) the purchase, sale, rental or lease of  real  property,  goods  or
services, or a contract therefor,
  (3) the obtaining of grants of money or loans, or
  (4)  the adoption or repeal of any rule or regulation having the force
and effect of law;
  (m) determine questions common to  a  class  or  defined  category  of
persons or items of information required to be disclosed, where determi-
nation  of  the  question  will prevent undue repetition of requests for
exemption or deletion, or prevent undue complication in  complying  with
the provisions of this act;
  (n)  upon written request from a person subject to the requirements of
section 73, 73-a or 74 of the public officers law,  render  an  advisory
opinion on the requirements of such provisions;
  (o) promulgate rules concerning restrictions on outside activities and
limitations or the receipt of gifts and honoraria;
  (p)  conduct  training  programs,  in  cooperation with the governor's
office of employee relations, to provide instruction to persons  subject
to its jurisdiction;
  (q) administer and enforce all provisions of this act;
  (r) conduct any investigation necessary to carry out the provisions of
this act;
  (s)  receive  and  investigate complaints from any source, or upon its
own initiative, concerning allegations of  corruption,  fraud,  criminal
activity, conflicts of interest or abuse in any covered agency;
  (t)  inform  the heads of covered agencies of such allegations and the
progress of investigations related thereto, unless special circumstances
require confidentiality;
  (u) determine with respect to such  allegations  whether  disciplinary
action,  civil  or  criminal prosecution, or further investigation by an
appropriate federal, state or local agency is warranted, and  to  assist
in such investigations;
  (v) prepare and release to the public written reports of such investi-
gations,  as  appropriate and to the extent permitted by law, subject to
redaction to protect the confidentiality of witnesses.  The  release  of
all or portions of such reports may be deferred to protect the confiden-
tiality of ongoing investigations;
  (w)  review  and  examine  periodically the policies and procedures of
covered  agencies  with  regard  to  the  prevention  and  detection  of
corruption, fraud, criminal activity, conflicts of interest or abuse;
  (x) recommend remedial acts to prevent or eliminate corruption, fraud,
criminal activity, conflicts of interest or abuse in covered agencies;

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  (y)  establish  programs  for  training  state  officers and employees
regarding the prevention and elimination of corruption, fraud,  criminal
activity, conflicts of interest or abuse in covered agencies;
  (z) subpoena and enforce the attendance of witnesses;
  (aa)  administer  oaths  or  affirmations  and examine witnesses under
oath;
  (bb) require the production of any books and papers deemed relevant or
material to any investigation, examination or review;
  (cc) examine and copy or remove  documents  or  records  of  any  kind
prepared, maintained or held by any covered agency;
  (dd)  require  any  officer  or employee in a covered agency to answer
questions concerning any matter related to the performance of his or her
official duties. No statement or other evidence derived therefrom may be
used against such officer or employee in any subsequent criminal  prose-
cution  other  than for perjury or contempt arising from such testimony.
The refusal of any officer or employee  to  answer  questions  shall  be
cause for removal from office or employment, or other appropriate penal-
ty;
  (ee) monitor the implementation by covered agencies of any recommenda-
tions made by the commission;
  (ff)  perform any other functions that are necessary or appropriate to
fulfill the provisions of this act;
  (gg) conduct investigations in connection with:
  (1) the faithful execution and enforcement of the laws of  the  state,
with  particular reference but not limited to organized crime and racke-
teering,
  (2) the conduct of public officers and public employees, and of  offi-
cers  and  employees  of public benefit corporations and public authori-
ties, and
  (3) any matter concerning the public peace, public safety  and  public
justice;
  (hh)  at  the  direction  of  the governor, conduct investigations and
otherwise assist the governor in connection with:
  (1) the removal of public officers by the governor,
  (2) the making of recommendations by the governor to any other  person
or body, with respect to the removal of public officers, and
  (3)  the  making of recommendations by the governor to the legislature
with respect to changes in or additions to existing  provisions  of  law
required for the more effective enforcement of the law;
  (ii)  at  the  direction or request of the governor or the head of any
department, board, bureau, commission or  other  agency  of  the  state,
investigate  the  management  or  affairs of any such department, board,
bureau, commission or other agency;
  (jj) upon the request of district attorneys and other law  enforcement
officers,  cooperate  with, advise and assist them in the performance of
their official powers and duties;
  (kk) cooperate with departments and  officers  of  the  United  States
government in the investigation of violations of the federal laws within
this state;
  (ll) examine into matters relating to law enforcement extending across
the  boundaries  of  the  state  into  other states, and may consult and
exchange information with officers and agencies  of  other  states  with
respect  to law enforcement problems of mutual concern to this and other
states;
  (mm) whenever it shall appear to the commission that  there  is  cause
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for misconduct, refer the evidence of such crime or  misconduct  to  the
officials  authorized to conduct the prosecution or to remove the public
officer;
  (nn)  keep the public informed as to the operations of organized crime
and problems of law enforcement in the state; and
  (oo) exercise any and all powers of the former  commission  on  public
integrity  and  the former office of the state inspector general as they
existed immediately prior to the effective date of this act,  and  exer-
cise  any  and  all  powers  of the former temporary state commission of
investigation as they existed on March 30, 2011.
  S 6. Financial disclosure. (a) The commission shall inspect all finan-
cial disclosure statements filed with the commission to ascertain wheth-
er any person subject to the reporting requirements of section  73-a  of
the public officers law has failed to file such a statement, has filed a
deficient  statement  or  has filed a statement which reveals a possible
violation of section 73, 73-a or 74 of the public officers law.
  (b) If a person required to file a financial disclosure statement with
the commission has failed to file a disclosure statement or has filed  a
deficient statement, the commission shall notify the reporting person in
writing, state the failure to file or detail the deficiency, provide the
person  with a fifteen day period to cure the deficiency, and advise the
person of the  penalties  for  failure  to  comply  with  the  reporting
requirements.  Such notice shall be confidential. If the person fails to
make such filing or fails to cure the deficiency  within  the  specified
time  period,  the commission shall send a notice of delinquency: (1) to
the reporting person; (2) in the case of a statewide  elected  official,
to  the  temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assem-
bly; and (3) in the case of a state officer or employee, to the appoint-
ing authority for such person. Such notice of delinquency may be sent at
any time during the reporting person's service as  a  statewide  elected
official,  state  officer  or employee, political party chair or while a
candidate for statewide office, or within one year after termination  of
such  service  or  candidacy.  The  jurisdiction of the commission, when
acting pursuant to subdivision (d)  of  this  section  with  respect  to
financial  disclosure, shall continue notwithstanding that the reporting
person separates from state service, or  ceases  to  hold  office  as  a
statewide  elected  official or political party chair, or ceases to be a
candidate, provided the commission notifies such person of  the  alleged
failure to file or deficient filing pursuant to this subdivision.
  (c)(1)  If  the  commission  receives  a  sworn  complaint  alleging a
violation of section 73, 73-a or 74 of the public officers law,  section
107  of the civil service law or article 1-A of the legislative law by a
person or entity subject to the jurisdiction of the commission, or if  a
reporting  individual  has  filed  a  statement which reveals a possible
violation of these provisions, or if the commission  determines  on  its
own initiative to investigate a possible violation, the commission shall
notify  the  individual  in  writing,  describe  the possible or alleged
violation of such laws and provide the person with a fifteen day  period
in which to submit a written response setting forth information relating
to  the  activities  cited as a possible or alleged violation of law. If
the commission thereafter makes a determination that further inquiry  is
justified,  it shall give the individual an opportunity to be heard. The
commission shall also inform the individual of its rules  regarding  the
conduct  of  adjudicatory  proceedings  and  appeals and the due process
procedural mechanisms available to such individual.  If  the  commission
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that any potential conflict of interest violation has been rectified, it
shall so advise the individual and the complainant, if any. All  of  the
foregoing proceedings shall be confidential.
  (2)  If  the  commission  determines that there is reasonable cause to
believe that a violation has occurred, it shall send a notice of reason-
able cause: (i) to the reporting person; (ii) to the complainant if any;
(iii) in the case of a statewide  elected  official,  to  the  temporary
president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly; and (iv) in the
case  of  a  state  officer or employee, to the appointing authority for
such person.
  (3) The jurisdiction of the commission when acting  pursuant  to  this
act  shall continue notwithstanding that a statewide elected official or
a state officer or employee separates from state service, or a political
party chair ceases to hold such office, or a candidate ceases  to  be  a
candidate,  or a lobbyist or client of a lobbyist ceases to act as such,
provided that the commission notifies such individual or entity  of  the
alleged  violation  of law pursuant to paragraph one of this subdivision
within one year from his or her separation from state service or his  or
her  termination  of party service or candidacy, or from his, her or its
last report filed pursuant to article 1-A of the legislative law.  Noth-
ing in this section shall serve to limit the jurisdiction of the commis-
sion in enforcement of subdivision 8 of section 73 of the  public  offi-
cers law.
  (d)  An  individual  subject to the jurisdiction of the commission who
knowingly and intentionally violates the provisions  of  subdivisions  2
through  5,  7, 8, 12 or 14 through 17 of section 73 of the public offi-
cers law, section 107 of the civil service law, or a reporting  individ-
ual  who  knowingly  and  wilfully  fails to file an annual statement of
financial disclosure or  who  knowingly  and  wilfully  with  intent  to
deceive makes a false statement or fraudulent omission or gives informa-
tion which such individual knows to be false on such statement of finan-
cial  disclosure  filed  pursuant to section 73-a of the public officers
law shall be subject to a civil penalty  in  an  amount  not  to  exceed
$40,000 and the value of any gift, compensation or benefit received as a
result  of such violation. An individual who knowingly and intentionally
violates the provisions of paragraphs b, c, d or i of subdivision  3  of
section 74 of the public officers law shall be subject to a civil penal-
ty in an amount not to exceed $10,000 and the value of any gift, compen-
sation  or benefit received as a result of such violation. An individual
who knowingly and intentionally violates the provisions of paragraphs a,
e or g of subdivision 3 of section 74 of the public officers  law  shall
be  subject  to  a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed the value of
any  gift,  compensation  or  benefit  received  as  a  result  of  such
violation.  An  individual subject to the jurisdiction of the commission
who knowingly and wilfully violates article 1-A of the  legislative  law
shall  be  subject  to  civil  penalty  as provided for in that article.
Assessment of a civil penalty pursuant to this section shall be made  by
the  commission  with respect to persons subject to its jurisdiction. In
assessing the amount of the civil penalties to be imposed,  the  commis-
sion shall consider the seriousness of the violation, the amount of gain
to the individual and whether the individual previously had any civil or
criminal  penalties  imposed  pursuant  to  this  section, and any other
factors the commission deems appropriate. For a violation of this subdi-
vision, other than for conduct which constitutes a violation of  section
107  of  the  civil  service  law,  subdivisions  12 or 14 through 17 of
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the  legislative  law,  the  commission may, in lieu of a civil penalty,
refer  a  violation  to  the  appropriate  prosecutor  and   upon   such
conviction, such violation shall be punishable as a class A misdemeanor.
A  civil  penalty  for  false filing may not be imposed pursuant to this
section in the event a category of "value" or "amount" reported pursuant
to this section is incorrect unless such reported information is falsely
understated. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
no other penalty, civil or criminal may be  imposed  for  a  failure  to
file,  or  for  a  false  filing,  of  such statement, or a violation of
section 73 of the  public  officers  law,  except  that  the  appointing
authority  may  impose disciplinary action as otherwise provided by law.
The commission may refer violations of this section  to  the  appointing
authority  for  disciplinary  action  as  otherwise provided by law. The
commission shall be deemed to be an agency within the meaning of article
3 of the state  administrative  procedure  act  and  shall  adopt  rules
governing  the  conduct  of  adjudicatory  proceedings and appeals taken
pursuant to a proceeding commenced under article 78 of the  civil  prac-
tice  law  and  rules  relating to the assessment of the civil penalties
authorized by this subdivision and commission denials  of  requests  for
certain  deletions  or exemptions to be made from a financial disclosure
statement as authorized by this act. Such  rules,  which  shall  not  be
subject  to the approval requirements of the state administrative proce-
dure act, shall provide for due process procedural  mechanisms  substan-
tially  similar to those set forth in article 3 of the state administra-
tive procedure act but such mechanisms need not be identical in terms or
scope. Assessment of a civil penalty or  commission  denial  of  such  a
request  shall  be  final  unless  modified, suspended or vacated within
thirty days of imposition, with respect to the assessment of such penal-
ty, or unless such denial of request is reversed within such time  peri-
od,  and  upon becoming final shall be subject to review at the instance
of the affected reporting individuals in a proceeding commenced  against
the  commission,  pursuant  to  article 78 of the civil practice law and
rules.
  (e) If the commission has a  reasonable  basis  to  believe  that  any
person  subject to the jurisdiction of the legislative ethics commission
may have violated any provisions of section 73 or 74 of the public offi-
cers law, it may refer such violation to the legislative ethics  commis-
sion.  The  referral by the commission to the legislative ethics commis-
sion shall include any information  relating  thereto  coming  into  the
custody  or  under  the  control  of the commission at any time prior or
subsequent to the time of the referral.
  (f) A copy of any notice of delinquency or notice of reasonable  cause
sent  pursuant  to  subdivisions  (b)  and  (c) of this section shall be
included in the reporting person's file  and  be  available  for  public
inspection and copying.
  S  7. Website. Within one hundred twenty days of the effective date of
this section, the commission shall  create  and  thereafter  maintain  a
publicly  accessible  website  which  shall  set forth the procedure for
filing a complaint with the commission,  and  which  shall  contain  the
documents  identified in section eight of this act, other than financial
disclosure statements, and any other records or  information  which  the
commission determines to be appropriate.
  S  8.  Public access to records. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of
article 6 of the public officers law, the only records of the commission
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  (1) the information set forth in  an  annual  statement  of  financial
disclosure  filed  pursuant  to  section 73-a of the public officers law
except the categories of value or amount, which shall  remain  confiden-
tial, and any other item of information deleted pursuant to this act;
  (2)  notices  of delinquency sent under subdivision (b) of section six
of this act;
  (3) notices of reasonable cause sent under paragraph two  of  subdivi-
sion (c) of section six of this act;
  (4)  notices  of  civil assessments imposed under this act which shall
include a description of the  nature  of  the  alleged  wrongdoing,  the
procedural  history  of  the  complaint, the findings and determinations
made by the commission, and any sanction imposed;
  (5) the terms of any settlement or compromise of a complaint or refer-
ral which includes a fine, penalty or other remedy; and
  (6) those required to be held or maintained publicly available  pursu-
ant to article 1-A of the legislative law.
  (b)  Pending  any application for deletion or exemption to the commis-
sion, all information which is the subject or a part of the  application
shall  remain confidential. Upon an adverse determination by the commis-
sion, the reporting individual may request, and upon  such  request  the
commission  shall  provide, that any information which is the subject or
part of the application remain confidential for a period of thirty  days
following  notice of such determination. In the event that the reporting
individual resigns his or her office and holds no other  office  subject
to the jurisdiction of the commission, the information shall not be made
public and shall be expunged in its entirety.
  S  9. Responsibilities of covered agencies, state officers and employ-
ees.  (a) Every state officer or employee  in  a  covered  agency  shall
report promptly to the commission any information concerning corruption,
fraud,  criminal  activity,  conflicts  of  interest or abuse by another
state officer or employee relating to his or her office  or  employment,
or  by  a person having business dealings with a covered agency relating
to those dealings. The knowing failure of any officer or employee to  so
report  shall  be  cause  for removal from office or employment or other
appropriate penalty. Any officer or employee who acts pursuant  to  this
subdivision  by reporting to the commission improper governmental action
as defined in section 75-b of the civil service law shall not be subject
to dismissal, discipline or other adverse personnel action.
  (b) The head of any covered agency shall advise  the  governor  within
ninety  days  of  the  issuance  of a report by the commission as to the
remedial action that the agency has taken in response to any recommenda-
tion for such action contained in such report.
  S 10. Confidentiality. Any person conducting or participating  in  any
examination or investigation who shall disclose to any person other than
the  commission or an officer having the power to appoint one or more of
the commissioners the name of any witness examined, or  any  information
obtained  or  given  upon  such  examination or investigation, except as
directed by the commission, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
  S 11. Evidence to be impounded. Upon the application  of  the  commis-
sion,  the  executive director or a duly authorized member of its staff,
the supreme court or a justice thereof may impound any exhibit marked in
evidence in any public or private hearing held  in  connection  with  an
investigation conducted by the commission, and may order such exhibit to
be  retained  by,  or  delivered  to  and  placed in the custody of, the
commission. When so impounded such exhibit shall not be taken  from  the
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justice thereof made upon five days' notice to the  commission  or  upon
its application or with its consent.
  S  12.  Immunity  from  prosecution.  In  any investigation or hearing
conducted by the commission pursuant to this act, relating to any  crime
or  offense  with  respect  to which, by express provision of statute, a
competent authority is authorized to confer immunity; the commission may
confer immunity in accordance with the provisions of  section  50.20  of
the criminal procedure law, but only after affording the attorney gener-
al  and the appropriate district attorney the opportunity to be heard in
respect to any objections which they may have to the  granting  of  such
immunity.
  S 13. Transfer of functions, powers and duties. All functions, powers,
duties  and obligations of the former commission on public integrity and
the former office of the   state inspector  general  are  hereby  trans-
ferred to the commission.
  S 14. Transfer of employees. (a) Upon transfer of the functions of the
former commission on public integrity and the former office of the state
inspector  general  to  the commission, provisions shall be made for the
transfer to the commission of those employees of  such  former  agencies
who  were  engaged in carrying out the functions transferred by this act
in accordance with section 70 of the civil service  law  or,  where  not
subject  to  the  civil  service  law, the provisions of such section 70
shall be deemed applicable, except where the  context  clearly  requires
otherwise.    Any such employee who, at the time of such transfer, has a
temporary or provisional appointment shall be transferred subject to the
same right of removal, examination or termination as though such  trans-
fer had not been made except to the extent such rights are modified by a
collective  bargaining  agreement.  Employees holding permanent appoint-
ments in competitive class positions who are not transferred pursuant to
this  section  shall  have  their  names  entered  upon  an  appropriate
preferred list for reinstatement pursuant to the civil service law.
  (b)  A  transferred  employee  shall  remain  in  the  same collective
bargaining unit as was the case prior to his or her transfer;  successor
employees  to  the  positions  held by such transferred employees shall,
consistent with the provisions of article 14 of the civil  service  law,
be included in the same unit as their predecessors. Employees other than
management  or  confidential  persons  (as  defined in article 14 of the
civil service law), serving positions in newly created titles  shall  be
assigned  to  the appropriate bargaining unit. Nothing contained in this
section shall be construed to affect:
  (1) the rights of employees pursuant to a collective bargaining agree-
ment;
  (2) the representational relationships among employee organizations or
the bargaining relationships between the state and an employee organiza-
tion; or
  (3) existing law with respect to an application to the public  employ-
ment relations board, provided, however, that the merger of such negoti-
ating  units of employees shall be effected only with the consent of the
recognized and certified representative of such units and of the depart-
ment of law.
  S 15. Transfer of records. All  books,  papers  and  property  of  the
former commission on public integrity and the former office of the state
inspector  general  are  to be delivered to the commission at such place
and time, and in such manner as the commission shall require.
  S 16. Continuity of authority. For the purpose of  succession  to  all
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public integrity and the former office of the  state  inspector  general
transferred  to  and  assumed  by  the commission, such commission shall
continue the operation thereof as if performed by such former agencies.
  S  17. Completion of unfinished business. Any business or other matter
undertaken or commenced by the former commission on public integrity and
the former office of  the  state  inspector  general  pertaining  to  or
connected with the functions, powers, duties and obligations transferred
and assigned to the commission and pending on the effective date of this
section  shall  be conducted and completed by the commission in the same
manner and under the same terms and conditions and with the same  effect
as if conducted and completed by such former agencies.
  S  18.  Continuation of rules and regulations. All rules, regulations,
acts, orders, determinations and decisions of the former  commission  on
public integrity and the former office of the state inspector general in
force  at  the  time  of such transfer and assumption, shall continue in
force and effect as rules, regulations, acts, orders, determinations and
decisions of the commission until duly modified or abrogated.
  S 19. Terms occurring in laws, contracts and other documents. Whenever
the former commission on public integrity or the former  office  of  the
state  inspector  general  is  referred  to  or  designated  in any law,
contract or document pertaining to the  functions,  powers,  obligations
and duties transferred and assigned pursuant to this act, such reference
or designation shall be deemed to refer to the commission.
  S  20.  Existing  rights  and remedies preserved. No existing right or
remedy of any character shall be lost, impaired or affected by reason of
any transfer or assignment pursuant to this act.
  S 21. Pending actions or proceedings. No action or proceeding  pending
upon  the  effective  date  of  this  section relating to the functions,
powers and duties of the former commission on public integrity  and  the
former  office of the state inspector general transferred to the commis-
sion, brought by or against any such former agency, shall be affected by
any provision of this act, but the same may be prosecuted or defended in
the name of the commission. In all such  actions  and  proceedings,  the
commission,  upon  application  to  the court, shall be substituted as a
party.
  S 22. Transfer of  appropriations  heretofore  made.  Subject  to  the
approval  of  the  director of the division of the budget, all appropri-
ations and reappropriations heretofore made to the former commission  on
public  integrity  and  the former office of the state inspector general
for the purposes and functions transferred pursuant to this act  to  the
commission,  to  the  extent  of  remaining  unexpended  or unencumbered
balance thereof, whether allocated or unallocated, and whether obligated
or unobligated, are hereby transferred to and made available for use and
expenditure by the commission for the same purposes for which originally
appropriated or reappropriated and shall be payable on  vouchers  certi-
fied  or  approved by the executive director on audit and warrant of the
comptroller. Payments for liabilities for expenses of personal services,
maintenance and operation heretofore incurred  by  and  for  liabilities
incurred  and  to  be  incurred  in completing the affairs of the former
commission on public integrity  and  the  former  office  of  the  state
inspector  general  with  respect  to  the  powers, duties and functions
transferred in this act, shall also be made on vouchers or  certificates
approved  by  the  executive  director on audit and warrant of the comp-
troller.
  S 23. Transfer of assets and liabilities. All assets  and  liabilities
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the state inspector general are hereby transferred to and assumed by the
commission.
  S 24. Actions of the commission.  The commission is hereby directed to
immediately  take  any  and all actions necessary to enable it to assume
all powers, duties and functions of  the  former  commission  on  public
integrity,  the  former  office  of  the state inspector general and the
former temporary state commission of investigation within ninety days of
the effective date of this act.
  S 25. Subdivision 5 of section  107  of  the  civil  service  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  14  of  the  laws  of  2007, is amended to read as
follows:
  5. Violation of this section. Complaints alleging a violation of  this
section  by a statewide elected official or a state officer or employee,
as defined in section seventy-three of the public officers law,  may  be
directed to the commission on [public integrity] OFFICIAL CONDUCT.
  S 26. Section 94 of the executive law is REPEALED.
  S  27.  Subdivision  (f)  of  section  1-c  of the legislative law, as
amended by chapter 14 of the  laws  of  2007,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  (f)  The term "commission" shall mean the commission on [public integ-
rity created by section  ninety-four  of  the  executive  law]  OFFICIAL
CONDUCT.
  S 28. Subdivision 3 of section 212 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering
and  breeding  law,  as  amended  by  chapter 18 of the laws of 2008, is
amended to read as follows:
  3. Such members, except as otherwise provided by law,  may  engage  in
private or public employment, or in a profession or business. The board,
its  members,  officers and employees shall be subject to the provisions
of sections seventy-three and seventy-four of the public  officers  law.
No former trustee or officer of a non-profit racing association known as
The  New  York  Racing  Association, Inc. or its predecessor, no current
director or officer of a franchised corporation or any individual regis-
tered with the [New York]  commission  on  [public  integrity]  OFFICIAL
CONDUCT  shall be appointed as members to the board nor shall any member
of the board have any direct or  indirect  interest  in  any  racehorse,
thoroughbred  racing  or  pari-mutuel  wagering  business, video lottery
terminal facility or any development at any racing facility.
  S 29. Article 4-A of the executive law is REPEALED.
  S 30. Subdivision 3 of section 63 of the executive law, as amended  by
chapter 155 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
  3.  Upon  request  of  the  governor, comptroller, secretary of state,
commissioner of transportation, superintendent  of  financial  services,
commissioner of taxation and finance, commissioner of motor vehicles, or
the  [state  inspector  general]  COMMISSION ON OFFICIAL CONDUCT, or the
head of any other department,  authority,  division  or  agency  of  the
state,  investigate  the alleged commission of any indictable offense or
offenses in violation of the law which the officer making the request is
especially required to execute or in relation to any  matters  connected
with such department, and to prosecute the person or persons believed to
have  committed  the  same  and any crime or offense arising out of such
investigation or prosecution or  both,  including  but  not  limited  to
appearing before and presenting all such matters to a grand jury.
  S 31. Section 2350-dd of the public authorities law, as added by chap-
ter 762 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:

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  S  2350-dd.  Jurisdiction  of  [state inspector general] COMMISSION ON
OFFICIAL CONDUCT.   The agency is subject to  the  jurisdiction  of  the
[office of the state inspector general] COMMISSION ON OFFICIAL CONDUCT.
  S  32. Subdivision 3 of section 2.10 of the criminal procedure law, as
added by chapter 843 of the laws of 1980, is amended to read as follows:
  3. [Investigators] THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR  AND  INVESTIGATORS  of  the
[office of the state] commission [of investigation] ON OFFICIAL CONDUCT.
  S 33. Subdivision 68 of section 2.10 of the criminal procedure law, as
added by chapter 168 of the laws of 2000, is REPEALED.
  S  34. Subdivision 3 of section 70-a of the executive law, as added by
chapter 1003 of the laws of 1970, is amended to read as follows:
  3. The deputy attorney general in charge of the organized  crime  task
force  may  request and shall receive from the division of state police,
the state department of taxation and finance, the  state  department  of
labor,  the  [temporary state] commission [of investigation] ON OFFICIAL
CONDUCT, and from every department, division, board, bureau,  commission
or  other  agency of the state, or of any political subdivision thereof,
cooperation and assistance in the performance of his duties. Such deputy
attorney general may provide  technical  and  other  assistance  to  any
district  attorney  or  other  local law enforcement official requesting
such assistance in the investigation or prosecution of  organized  crime
cases.
  S 35. Subdivision 9 of section 835 of the executive law, as separately
amended  by  chapters 14 and 155 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read
as follows:
  9. "Qualified agencies" means courts in the unified court system,  the
administrative  board of the judicial conference, probation departments,
sheriffs' offices, district attorneys' offices, the state department  of
corrections  and  community supervision, the department of correction of
any municipality, the financial frauds and consumer protection  unit  of
the  state  department of financial services, the office of professional
medical conduct of the state department of health for  the  purposes  of
section  two  hundred thirty of the public health law, the child protec-
tive services unit of a local social services district  when  conducting
an  investigation  pursuant  to  subdivision six of section four hundred
twenty-four of the social services law, the office of Medicaid inspector
general, the [temporary state] commission [of investigation] ON OFFICIAL
CONDUCT,  police  forces  and  departments  having  responsibility   for
enforcement  of  the  general  criminal  laws of the state, the Onondaga
County Center for Forensic Sciences Laboratory when  acting  within  the
scope  of  its  law  enforcement  duties  and  the  division of forensic
services of the Nassau county  medical  examiner's  office  when  acting
within the scope of its law enforcement duties.
  S  36.  Subdivision  8  of  section  92 of the public officers law, as
amended by section 135 of subpart B of part C of chapter 62 of the  laws
of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
  (8)  Public  safety  agency  record.  The  term  "public safety agency
record" means a record  of  the  state  commission  of  correction,  the
[temporary state] commission [of investigation] ON OFFICIAL CONDUCT, the
department of corrections and community supervision, the office of chil-
dren  and  family services, the office of victim services, the office of
probation and correctional alternatives or the division of state  police
or  of  any  agency  or  component thereof whose primary function is the
enforcement of civil or criminal statutes if  such  record  pertains  to
investigation,  law  enforcement, confinement of persons in correctional
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court  order,  and  any  records  maintained by the division of criminal
justice services pursuant to sections eight hundred thirty-seven,  eight
hundred  thirty-seven-a,  eight  hundred  thirty-seven-b,  eight hundred
thirty-seven-c,  eight  hundred thirty-eight, eight hundred thirty-nine,
and eight hundred forty-five of the executive law and by the  department
of state pursuant to section ninety-nine of the executive law.
  S  37.  Chapter  989  of  the laws of 1958, creating a temporary state
commission of investigation, is REPEALED.
  S 38. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 9 of section 80 of the  legislative
law, as added by section 9 of part A of chapter 399 of the laws of 2011,
is amended to read as follows:
  (b)  Not  later  than  forty-five calendar days after receipt from the
[joint] commission on [public ethics]  OFFICIAL  CONDUCT  of  a  written
substantial  basis investigation report and any supporting documentation
or other materials regarding a matter before the commission [pursuant to
subdivision fourteen-a of section ninety-four  of  the  executive  law],
unless requested by a law enforcement agency to suspend the commission's
action  because  of  an  ongoing criminal investigation, the legislative
ethics commission  shall  make  public  such  report  in  its  entirety;
provided, however, that the commission may withhold such information for
not  more  than  one additional period of the same duration or refer the
matter back to  the  [joint]  commission  on  [public  ethics]  OFFICIAL
CONDUCT once for additional investigation, in which case the legislative
ethics  commission shall, upon the termination of such additional period
or upon receipt of a new report by the  [joint]  commission  on  [public
ethics]  OFFICIAL  CONDUCT  after  such  additional  investigation, make
public the written report and publish it on the commission's website. If
the legislative ethics commission  fails  to  make  public  the  written
report  received  from  the  [joint]  commission in accordance with this
paragraph, the [joint] commission shall  release  such  report  publicly
promptly  and  in any event no later than ten days after the legislative
ethics commission is required to release such  report.  The  legislative
ethics commission shall not refer the matter back to the [joint] commis-
sion  on  [public  ethics] OFFICIAL CONDUCT for additional investigation
more than once.  If the commission refers the matter back to the [joint]
commission  for  additional  fact-finding,  the   [joint]   commission's
original report shall remain confidential.
  S 39. Subparagraph 1 of paragraph a of subdivision 12 of section 80 of
the legislative law, as amended by section 9 of part A of chapter 399 of
the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
  (1) the terms of any settlement or compromise of a complaint or refer-
ral  or  report  which  includes a fine, penalty or other remedy reached
after the commission has received a report from the  [joint]  commission
on  [public ethics pursuant to subdivision fourteen-a of section ninety-
four of the executive law] OFFICIAL CONDUCT;
  S 40. Subparagraphs (ii) and (iii)  of  paragraph  (c)  and  paragraph
(d-1)  of  subdivision  1  of  section  73-a of the public officers law,
subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of paragraph (c) as amended  and  paragraph
(d-1)  as  added  by  section  5 of part A of chapter 399 of the laws of
2011, are amended to read as follows:
  (ii) officers and employees of statewide elected  officials,  officers
and  employees of state departments, boards, bureaus, divisions, commis-
sions, councils or other state agencies, who receive annual compensation
in excess of the filing rate established by paragraph (l) of this subdi-
vision or who hold policy-making positions, as  annually  determined  by
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shall be filed with the [joint] commission on [public ethics established
by section ninety-four of the executive law] OFFICIAL CONDUCT during the
month of February, provided,  however,  that  the  appointing  authority
shall  amend  such written instrument after such date within thirty days
after the undertaking of policy-making responsibilities by a new employ-
ee or any other employee whose name did not appear on  the  most  recent
written instrument; and
  (iii)  members  or  directors of public authorities, other than multi-
state authorities, public benefit corporations and commissions at  least
one of whose members is appointed by the governor, and employees of such
authorities,  corporations  and  commissions  who receive annual compen-
sation in excess of the filing rate established by paragraph (l) of this
subdivision or who hold policy-making positions, as determined  annually
by  the appointing authority and set forth in a written instrument which
shall be filed with the [joint] commission on [public ethics established
by section ninety-four of the executive law] OFFICIAL CONDUCT during the
month of February, provided,  however,  that  the  appointing  authority
shall  amend  such written instrument after such date within thirty days
after the undertaking of policy-making responsibilities by a new employ-
ee or any other employee whose name did not appear on  the  most  recent
written instrument.
  (d-1)  A  financial  disclosure statement required pursuant to section
seventy-three of this article and this section shall be  deemed  "filed"
with the [joint] commission on [public ethics] OFFICIAL CONDUCT upon its
filing,  in  accordance  with  this section, with the legislative ethics
commission for all purposes including, but not limited to,  [subdivision
fourteen  of section ninety-four of the executive law,] subdivision nine
of section eighty of the legislative law and subdivision  four  of  this
section.
  S 41. Subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a) and paragraph (c) of subdivi-
sion 2 of section 73-a of the public officers law, as amended by section
5  of  part A of chapter 399 of the laws of 2011, are amended to read as
follows:
  (ii) a person who is required to file an annual  financial  disclosure
statement  with  the  [joint]  commission  on  [public  ethics] OFFICIAL
CONDUCT, and who is granted an additional period of time within which to
file such statement due to justifiable  cause  or  undue  hardship[,  in
accordance  with  required  rules and regulations on the subject adopted
pursuant to paragraph c of subdivision nine of  section  ninety-four  of
the executive law] shall file such statement within the additional peri-
od  of  time granted; and the legislative ethics commission shall notify
the [joint] commission on [public ethics] OFFICIAL CONDUCT of any exten-
sion granted pursuant to this paragraph;
  (c) If the reporting individual is a senator or  member  of  assembly,
candidate  for the senate or member of assembly or a legislative employ-
ee, such statement shall be  filed  with  both  the  legislative  ethics
commission  established by section eighty of the legislative law and the
[joint] commission on [public ethics]  OFFICIAL  CONDUCT  in  accordance
with  paragraph (d-1) of subdivision one of this section. If the report-
ing individual is a statewide elected official, candidate for  statewide
elected  office, a state officer or employee or a political party chair-
man, such statement shall  be  filed  with  the  [joint]  commission  on
[public  ethics established by section ninety-four of the executive law]
OFFICIAL CONDUCT.

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  S 42. Paragraph 8 of subdivision 3 and subdivision 4 of  section  73-a
of the public officers law, as amended by section 5 of part A of chapter
399 of the laws of 2011, are amended to read as follows:
  8.  (a)  If the reporting individual practices law, is licensed by the
department of state as a real estate broker  or  agent  or  practices  a
profession licensed by the department of education, or works as a member
or  employee of a firm required to register pursuant to section one-e of
the legislative law as a lobbyist, give a  general  description  of  the
principal  subject areas of matters undertaken by such individual. Addi-
tionally, if such an individual practices with a firm or corporation and
is a partner or shareholder of the firm or corporation, give  a  general
description  of  principal  subject  areas of matters undertaken by such
firm or corporation.

    ____________________________________________________________________
    ____________________________________________________________________
    ____________________________________________________________________
    ____________________________________________________________________
    ____________________________________________________________________

  (b) APPLICABLE ONLY TO NEW CLIENTS OR CUSTOMERS FOR WHOM SERVICES  ARE
PROVIDED ON OR AFTER JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWELVE, OR FOR NEW MATTERS
FOR  EXISTING  CLIENTS  OR CUSTOMERS WITH RESPECT TO THOSE SERVICES THAT
ARE PROVIDED ON OR AFTER JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWELVE:
  If the reporting individual personally provides services to any person
or entity, or works as a member or employee of a partnership  or  corpo-
ration  that  provides  such  services  (referred  to  hereinafter  as a
"firm"), then identify each client or customer  to  whom  the  reporting
individual personally provided services, or who was referred to the firm
by  the  reporting individual, and from whom the reporting individual or
his or her firm earned fees in excess of $10,000  during  the  reporting
period for such services rendered in direct connection with:
  (i) A proposed bill or resolution in the senate or assembly during the
reporting period;
  (ii)  A contract in an amount totaling $50,000  or more from the state
or any state agency for services, materials, or property;
  (iii) A grant of $25,000  or more from the state or any  state  agency
during the reporting period;
  (iv)  A  grant  obtained  through  a legislative initiative during the
reporting period; or
  (v) A case, proceeding, application or other  matter  that  is  not  a
ministerial matter before a state agency during the reporting period.
  For  purposes  of  this  question,  "referred to the firm" shall mean:
having intentionally and knowingly taken a specific  act  or  series  of
acts  to  intentionally  procure  for the reporting individual's firm or
knowingly solicit or direct to the reporting individual's firm in  whole
or  substantial  part,  a person or entity that becomes a client of that
firm for the purposes of representation  for  a  matter  as  defined  in
subparagraphs  (i)  through (v) of this paragraph, as the result of such
procurement, solicitation or direction of the  reporting  individual.  A
reporting  individual  need  not  disclose  activities  performed  while
lawfully acting pursuant to paragraphs (c), (d), (e) and (f) of subdivi-
sion seven of section seventy-three of this article.
  The disclosure requirement in this question shall not require  disclo-
sure  of  clients  or  customers  receiving  medical or dental services,
mental health services, residential real estate brokering  services,  or

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insurance brokering services from the reporting individual or his or her
firm.  The  reporting individual need not identify any client to whom he
or she or his or her firm provided legal representation with respect  to
investigation or prosecution by law enforcement authorities, bankruptcy,
or  domestic  relations  matters. With respect to clients represented in
other matters, where disclosure of a  client's  identity  is  likely  to
cause harm, the reporting individual shall request an exemption from the
[joint]  commission  [pursuant  to  paragraph (i) of subdivision nine of
section ninety-four of the executive law] ON OFFICIAL  CONDUCT.  Only  a
reporting  individual  who  first enters public office after July first,
two thousand twelve, need not report clients or customers  with  respect
to  matters  for  which  the reporting individual or his or her firm was
retained prior to entering public office.
Client                                    Nature of Services Provided
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________

  (c) List the name, principal address and general  description  or  the
nature  of  the  business  activity of any entity in which the reporting
individual or such individual's spouse had an investment  in  excess  of
$1,000 excluding investments in securities and interests in real proper-
ty.

    ____________________________________________________________________
    ____________________________________________________________________
    ____________________________________________________________________
    ____________________________________________________________________
    ____________________________________________________________________

  4.  A reporting individual who knowingly and wilfully fails to file an
annual statement of financial disclosure or who knowingly  and  wilfully
with  intent  to  deceive  makes  a false statement or gives information
which such individual knows to be false on such statement  of  financial
disclosure  filed  pursuant  to this section shall be subject to a civil
penalty in an amount not to exceed forty thousand dollars. Assessment of
a civil penalty hereunder shall be made by  the  [joint]  commission  on
[public  ethics]  OFFICIAL  CONDUCT or by the legislative ethics commis-
sion, as the case may be, with  respect  to  persons  subject  to  their
respective  jurisdictions.    The  [joint]  commission on [public ethics
acting pursuant to subdivision fourteen of section  ninety-four  of  the
executive  law]  OFFICIAL  CONDUCT  or the legislative ethics commission
acting pursuant to subdivision eleven of section eighty of the  legisla-
tive  law, as the case may be, may, in lieu of or in addition to a civil
penalty, refer a violation to the appropriate prosecutor and  upon  such
conviction,  but  only  after  such  referral,  such  violation shall be
punishable as a class A misdemeanor. A civil penalty  for  false  filing
may  not  be  imposed  hereunder  in  the event a category of "value" or
"amount" reported hereunder is incorrect unless such  reported  informa-
tion  is falsely understated. Notwithstanding any other provision of law
to the contrary, no other penalty, civil or criminal may be imposed  for
a failure to file, or for a false filing, of such statement, except that
the  appointing  authority  may  impose disciplinary action as otherwise
provided by law. The [joint]  commission  on  [public  ethics]  OFFICIAL

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CONDUCT and the legislative ethics commission shall each be deemed to be
an  agency  within the meaning of article three of the state administra-
tive procedure act and shall adopt rules governing the conduct of  adju-
dicatory proceedings and appeals relating to the assessment of the civil
penalties  herein  authorized. Such rules, which shall not be subject to
the approval requirements of the  state  administrative  procedure  act,
shall  provide for due process procedural mechanisms substantially simi-
lar to those set forth in such article three but  such  mechanisms  need
not  be identical in terms or scope. Assessment of a civil penalty shall
be final unless modified, suspended or vacated  within  thirty  days  of
imposition  and  upon  becoming  final shall be subject to review at the
instance of the affected reporting individual in a proceeding  commenced
against  the  [joint]  commission on [public ethics] OFFICIAL CONDUCT or
the legislative ethics commission, pursuant to article seventy-eight  of
the civil practice law and rules.
  S  43. The opening paragraph of section 1-d of the legislative law, as
amended by chapter 14 of the  laws  of  2007,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  In  addition to any other powers and duties [provided by section nine-
ty-four of the executive law,] the commission shall, with respect to its
lobbying-related functions only, have the power and duty to:
  S 44. Subdivision 3 of section 2986 of the public authorities law,  as
added by chapter 506 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
  3.  Any  communications between an employee and the authorities budget
office pursuant to this section shall be held strictly  confidential  by
the  authorities  budget office, unless the employee specifically waives
in writing the right to confidentiality, except that such confidentiali-
ty shall not exempt the authorities budget office from  disclosing  such
information,  where  appropriate,  to the COMMISSION ON OFFICIAL CONDUCT
[state inspector general in accordance with section  fifty-five  of  the
executive law,] or prevent disclosure to any law enforcement authority.
  S 45. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law, provided that sections
six  through  twenty-three and sections twenty-five through thirty-seven
of this act shall take effect on the first of April next succeeding  the
date on which it shall have become a law.

                                 PART F

  Section  1. The election law is amended by adding a new section 14-131
to read as follows:
  S 14-131. CONTRIBUTION FUNDS; FORFEITURE AFTER CRIMINAL CONVICTION. 1.
ALL CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED BY AN ELECTED CANDIDATE FOR PUBLIC OFFICE  OR
AN  ELECTED OFFICIAL, WHO IS CHARGED WITH A FELONY WHERE SUCH FELONY WAS
DIRECTLY RELATED TO HIS OR HER SERVICE AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL, OR  OFFI-
CER  OF  THE  STATE  OR OF A CIVIL DIVISION THEREOF, SHALL BE SUBJECT TO
IMMEDIATE AUDIT AND  ANY  UNSPENT  CONTRIBUTIONS  SHALL  BE  SUBJECT  TO
FORFEITURE  PROCEEDINGS  UPON  CONVICTION OR RESIGNATION OF SUCH ELECTED
CANDIDATE.
  2. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, OR DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF  THE  COUNTY  WHEREIN
THE  ELECTION  OCCURRED,  SHALL  HAVE  STANDING TO INITIATE A FORFEITURE
PROCEEDING BROUGHT PURSUANT TO ARTICLE SIXTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER.  TO  THE
EXTENT POSSIBLE, THIS SPECIAL PROCEEDING SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE PROCE-
DURES  OF  ARTICLE  THIRTEEN-A OF THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES SHALL
GOVERN THE PROCEEDINGS AND ACTIONS UNDER THIS SECTION.

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  3. THE COMPTROLLER SHALL RECEIVE ANY FORFEITED  UNSPENT  CONTRIBUTIONS
AND,  TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, RETURN SUCH FUNDS TO THE PRIVATE SOURCE
OF SUCH FUNDS, AS LONG AS THE PRIVATE SOURCE OF SUCH  FUNDS  IS  LOCATED
WITHIN  THE  DISTRICT  THAT  IS REPRESENTED BY THE ELECTED CANDIDATE FOR
PUBLIC  OFFICE  OR  ELECTED  OFFICIAL  OR  STATEWIDE FOR GOVERNOR, COMP-
TROLLER, AND ATTORNEY GENERAL.  IF THE COMPTROLLER FAILS TO  LOCATE  THE
PRIVATE  SOURCE  OF  SUCH  FUNDS, OR IF THE PRIVATE SOURCE OF SUCH FUNDS
RESIDES OUTSIDE OF THE ELECTION DISTRICT  THAT  IS  REPRESENTED  BY  THE
ELECTED CANDIDATE FOR PUBLIC OFFICE OR ELECTED OFFICIAL OR STATEWIDE FOR
GOVERNOR,  COMPTROLLER,  AND ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE UNSPENT CONTRIBUTIONS
SHALL BE DONATED TO A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION THAT  IS,  TO  THE  EXTENT
PRACTICABLE, LOCATED IN THE ELECTION DISTRICT THAT IS REPRESENTED BY THE
ELECTED CANDIDATE FOR PUBLIC OFFICE OR ELECTED OFFICIAL OR STATEWIDE FOR
GOVERNOR,  COMPTROLLER,  AND  ATTORNEY  GENERAL.   ANY FORFEITED UNSPENT
CONTRIBUTIONS SHALL BE RETURNED TO THE PRIVATE SOURCE OF SUCH FUNDS,  OR
DONATED  TO A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION, WITHIN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS OF
THE RECEIPT OF SUCH FUNDS BY THE COMPTROLLER.
  4. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "CHARITABLE  ORGANIZATION"  SHALL
MEAN  ANY  NON-PROFIT  CORPORATION ORGANIZED FOR BONA FIDE CHARITABLE OR
PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES.
  5. THE COMPTROLLER SHALL PROVIDE THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE WITH
A  LIST  OF  CHARITABLE  ORGANIZATIONS  THAT  ARE  ELIGIBLE  TO  RECEIVE
DONATIONS  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SECTION. CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS ON SUCH
LIST MAY BE DEEMED INELIGIBLE TO  RECEIVE  DONATIONS  PURSUANT  TO  THIS
SECTION  BY  THE  GOVERNOR,  THE  TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE
SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE OR THE MINOR-
ITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY.
  S 2. The election law is amended by adding a  new  section  16-111  to
read as follows:
  S  16-111. PROCEEDINGS AS TO FORFEITURE OF FUNDS. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
OR THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY MAY BRING A SPECIAL PROCEEDING SEEKING TO SEIZE
AND CAUSE TO BE FORFEITED THE FUNDS OF A DESIGNATED CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT  AS
OUTLINED IN SECTION 14-131 OF THIS CHAPTER. UPON A SHOWING OF INDICTMENT
OR  CRIMINAL  ARRAIGNMENT,  AN ACTION MAY BE INSTITUTED PURSUANT TO THIS
SECTION WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR THE FREEZING OF  SAID  DESIGNATED  CAMPAIGN
ACCOUNT.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

                                 PART G

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 80.00 of the penal law, as amended
by chapter 338 of the laws of 1989, is amended to read as follows:
  1. A sentence to pay a fine for a felony shall be a sentence to pay an
amount, fixed by the court, not exceeding the higher of
  a. five thousand dollars; or
  b.  double  the  amount of the defendant's gain from the commission of
the crime; or
  c. if the conviction is for any felony defined in article two  hundred
twenty  or  two  hundred  twenty-one  of  this chapter, according to the
following schedule:
  (i) for A-I felonies, one hundred thousand dollars;
  (ii) for A-II felonies, fifty thousand dollars;
  (iii) for B felonies, thirty thousand dollars;
  (iv) for C felonies, fifteen thousand dollars.  When imposing  a  fine
pursuant  to  the provisions of this paragraph, the court shall consider
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is disproportionate to the  conduct  in  which  defendant  engaged,  its
impact on any victims, and defendant's economic circumstances, including
the  defendant's  ability to pay, the effect of the fine upon his or her
immediate  family  or  any  other  persons to whom the defendant owes an
obligation of support[.]; OR
  D. FOR AN ABUSE OF PUBLIC TRUST CRIME, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 196.00 OF
THIS CHAPTER, OR ANY OFFENSE FOR WHICH THE OFFENDER'S STATUS AS A PUBLIC
SERVANT CONSTITUTES AN ELEMENT OF THE OFFENSE AS ENUMERATED IN PARAGRAPH
(B) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION 196.00 OF THIS CHAPTER, THE COURT,  IN
ADDITION  TO  ANY  OTHER  PENALTY  WHICH MAY BE IMPOSED PURSUANT TO LAW,
SHALL IMPOSE A FINE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH A  OR
B OF THIS SUBDIVISION, WHICHEVER IS GREATER.
  S 2. Section 195.00 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 906 of the
laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows:
S 195.00 Official misconduct IN THE THIRD DEGREE.
  A  public servant is guilty of official misconduct IN THE THIRD DEGREE
when, with intent to obtain a benefit or deprive  another  person  of  a
benefit:
  1.  He OR SHE commits an act relating to his OR HER office but consti-
tuting an unauthorized exercise of his OR HER official functions,  know-
ing that such act is unauthorized; or
  2.  He  OR  SHE  knowingly  refrains  from  performing a duty which is
imposed upon him OR HER by law or is clearly inherent in the  nature  of
his OR HER office.
  Official  misconduct  IN THE THIRD DEGREE is a class [A misdemeanor] E
FELONY.
  S 3. The penal law is amended by adding two new  sections  195.01  and
195.02 to read as follows:
S 195.01 OFFICIAL MISCONDUCT IN THE SECOND DEGREE.
  A PUBLIC SERVANT IS GUILTY OF OFFICIAL MISCONDUCT IN THE SECOND DEGREE
WHEN  HE  OR  SHE  COMMITS THE CRIME OF OFFICIAL MISCONDUCT IN THE THIRD
DEGREE AND HE OR SHE OBTAINS ANY BENEFIT OR DEPRIVES ANOTHER PERSON OF A
BENEFIT VALUED IN EXCESS OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
  OFFICIAL MISCONDUCT IN THE SECOND DEGREE IS A CLASS D FELONY.
S 195.02 OFFICIAL MISCONDUCT IN THE FIRST DEGREE.
  A PUBLIC SERVANT IS GUILTY OF OFFICIAL MISCONDUCT IN THE FIRST  DEGREE
WHEN  HE  OR  SHE  COMMITS THE CRIME OF OFFICIAL MISCONDUCT IN THE THIRD
DEGREE AND HE OR SHE OBTAINS ANY BENEFIT OR DEPRIVES ANOTHER PERSON OF A
BENEFIT VALUED IN EXCESS OF THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
  OFFICIAL MISCONDUCT IN THE FIRST DEGREE IS A CLASS C FELONY.
  S 4. The penal law is amended by adding a new article 196 to  read  as
follows:
                               ARTICLE 196
                          ABUSE OF PUBLIC TRUST
SECTION 196.00 ABUSE OF PUBLIC TRUST CRIME.
S 196.00 ABUSE OF PUBLIC TRUST CRIME.
  1.  A  PERSON  COMMITS  AN  ABUSE OF PUBLIC TRUST CRIME WHEN HE OR SHE
COMMITS A FELONY OFFENSE AND EITHER:
  (A) INTENTIONALLY USES HIS OR HER POSITION AS A PUBLIC  SERVANT  IN  A
MANNER  THAT  SIGNIFICANTLY FACILITATES THE COMMISSION OR CONCEALMENT OF
THE OFFENSE; OR
  (B) ATTEMPTS, CONSPIRES OR SOLICITS ANOTHER TO COMMIT ANY FELONY,  AND
IN  SUCH  ATTEMPT,  CONSPIRACY OR SOLICITATION INTENTIONALLY USES HIS OR
HER POSITION AS A PUBLIC SERVANT TO SIGNIFICANTLY FACILITATE THE COMMIS-
SION OR CONCEALMENT OF THE OFFENSE.

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  2. WHEN A PERSON IS CONVICTED OF AN ABUSE OF TRUST CRIME  PURSUANT  TO
SUBDIVISION  ONE OF THIS SECTION AND THE SPECIFIED OFFENSE IS A CLASS C,
D OR E FELONY, THE CRIME SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE ONE CATEGORY HIGHER  THAN
THE  SPECIFIED  OFFENSE  THE DEFENDANT COMMITTED, OR ONE CATEGORY HIGHER
THAN  THE  OFFENSE LEVEL APPLICABLE TO THE DEFENDANT'S CONVICTION FOR AN
ATTEMPT OR CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT A SPECIFIED OFFENSE, WHICHEVER IS APPLI-
CABLE.
  3. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER  PROVISION  OF  LAW,  WHEN  A  PERSON  IS
CONVICTED OF A CRIME PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION AND THE
SPECIFIED OFFENSE IS A CLASS B FELONY:
  (A)  THE  MAXIMUM  TERM OF THE INDETERMINATE SENTENCE MUST BE AT LEAST
SIX YEARS IF THE DEFENDANT IS SENTENCED PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  70.00  OF
THIS CHAPTER;
  (B)  THE TERM OF THE DETERMINATE SENTENCE MUST BE AT LEAST EIGHT YEARS
IF THE DEFENDANT IS SENTENCED PURSUANT TO SECTION 70.02 OF THIS CHAPTER;
  (C) THE TERM OF THE DETERMINATE SENTENCE MUST BE AT LEAST TWELVE YEARS
IF THE DEFENDANT IS SENTENCED PURSUANT TO SECTION 70.04 OF THIS CHAPTER;
  (D) THE MAXIMUM TERM OF THE INDETERMINATE SENTENCE MUST  BE  AT  LEAST
FOUR  YEARS  IF  THE DEFENDANT IS SENTENCED PURSUANT TO SECTION 70.05 OF
THIS CHAPTER; AND
  (E) THE MAXIMUM TERM OF THE INDETERMINATE SENTENCE OR THE TERM OF  THE
DETERMINATE  SENTENCE  MUST  BE  AT  LEAST TEN YEARS IF THE DEFENDANT IS
SENTENCED PURSUANT TO SECTION 70.06 OF THIS CHAPTER.
  4. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER  PROVISION  OF  LAW,  WHEN  A  PERSON  IS
CONVICTED OF A CRIME PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION AND THE
SPECIFIED OFFENSE IS A CLASS A-1 FELONY, THE MINIMUM PERIOD OF THE INDE-
TERMINATE SENTENCE SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN TWENTY YEARS.
  S 5. Subdivision 4 of section 200.50 of the criminal procedure law, as
amended by chapter 7 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows:
  4.  A statement in each count that the grand jury, or, where the accu-
satory instrument is a superior court information, the  district  attor-
ney,  accuses  the  defendant  or  defendants  of  a designated offense,
provided that in any prosecution under article four hundred  eighty-five
of the penal law, the designated offense shall be the specified offense,
as  defined  in  subdivision  three  of section 485.05 of the penal law,
followed by the phrase "as a hate crime", and provided further  that  in
any  prosecution  under  section 490.25 of the penal law, the designated
offense shall be the specified offense, as defined in subdivision  three
of  section  490.05 of the penal law, followed by the phrase "as a crime
of terrorism"; and  provided  further  that  in  any  prosecution  under
section  130.91  of  the  penal law, the designated offense shall be the
specified offense, as defined in subdivision two of  section  130.91  of
the  penal law, followed by the phrase "as a sexually motivated felony";
AND PROVIDED FURTHER THAT IN ANY PROSECUTION UNDER ARTICLE  ONE  HUNDRED
NINETY-SIX  OF THE PENAL LAW, THE DESIGNATED OFFENSE SHALL BE THE DESIG-
NATED FELONY OFFENSE, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION 196.00 OF
THE PENAL LAW, FOLLOWED BY THE PHRASE  "AS  AN  ABUSE  OF  PUBLIC  TRUST
CRIME"; and
  S  6. Subdivision 7 of section 200.50 of the criminal procedure law is
amended by adding a new paragraph (f) to read as follows:
  (F) IN THE CASE OF AN ABUSE OF  PUBLIC  TRUST  CRIME,  AS  DEFINED  IN
SECTION  196.00  OF  THE  PENAL  LAW, SPECIFIES, AS APPLICABLE, THAT THE
DEFENDANT OR DEFENDANTS COMMITTED, OR ATTEMPTED, CONSPIRED OR  SOLICITED
ANOTHER  TO  COMMIT, A FELONY AND INTENTIONALLY USED HIS OR HER POSITION
AS A PUBLIC SERVANT IN  A  MANNER  THAT  SIGNIFICANTLY  FACILITATED  THE
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  S 7. Section 200.00 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 833 of the
laws of 1986, is amended to read as follows:
S 200.00 Bribery in the third degree.
  A  person  is  guilty  of  bribery  in the third degree when he OR SHE
confers, or offers or agrees to confer, any benefit upon a public  serv-
ant  [upon an agreement or understanding that] WITH THE INTENT TO INFLU-
ENCE such public servant's vote, opinion, judgment, action, decision  or
exercise of discretion as a public servant [will thereby be influenced].
  Bribery in the third degree is a class D felony.
  S 8. Section 200.03 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 833 of the
laws of 1986, is amended to read as follows:
S 200.03 Bribery in the second degree.
  A  person  is  guilty  of  bribery in the second degree when he OR SHE
confers, or offers or agrees to confer, any benefit valued in excess  of
ten  thousand dollars upon a public servant [upon an agreement or under-
standing that] WITH THE INTENT TO INFLUENCE such public servant's  vote,
opinion,  judgment,  action,  decision  or  exercise  of discretion as a
public servant [will thereby be influenced].
  Bribery in the second degree is a class C felony.
  S 9. Section 200.04 of the penal law, as added by chapter 276  of  the
laws of 1973, is amended to read as follows:
S 200.04 Bribery in the first degree.
  A  person  is  guilty  of  bribery  in the first degree when he OR SHE
confers, or offers or agrees to confer, any benefit upon a public  serv-
ant  [upon an agreement or understanding that] WITH THE INTENT TO INFLU-
ENCE such public servant's vote, opinion, judgment, action, decision  or
exercise  of discretion as a public servant [will thereby be influenced]
in the investigation, arrest, detention, prosecution or incarceration of
any person for the commission or alleged commission of a class A  felony
defined in article two hundred twenty of [the penal law] THIS PART or an
attempt to commit any such class A felony.
  Bribery in the first degree is a class B felony.
  S  10. Section 200.11 of the penal law, as added by chapter 833 of the
laws of 1986, is amended to read as follows:
S 200.11 Bribe receiving in the second degree.
  A public servant is guilty of bribe receiving  in  the  second  degree
when  he OR SHE solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any benefit valued
in excess of [ten] FIVE thousand dollars from another  person  [upon  an
agreement  or  understanding that] WITH THE INTENT THAT his OR HER vote,
opinion, judgment, action, decision  or  exercise  of  discretion  as  a
public servant will thereby be influenced.
  Bribe receiving in the second degree is a class C felony.
  S  11. Section 200.12 of the penal law, as added by chapter 276 of the
laws of 1973, is amended to read as follows:
S 200.12 Bribe receiving in the first degree.
  A public servant is guilty of bribe receiving in the first degree when
he OR SHE solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any  benefit  VALUED  IN
EXCESS OF TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS from another person [upon an agreement or
understanding that] WITH THE INTENT THAT his OR HER vote, opinion, judg-
ment,  action,  decision  or  exercise of discretion as a public servant
will thereby be influenced OR HE OR SHE SOLICITS, ACCEPTS OR  AGREES  TO
ACCEPT  ANY  BENEFIT FROM ANOTHER PERSON WITH THE INTENT THAT HIS OR HER
VOTE, OPINION, JUDGMENT, ACTION, DECISION OR EXERCISE OF DISCRETION AS A
PUBLIC SERVANT WILL THEREBY BE INFLUENCED in the investigation,  arrest,
detention, prosecution or incarceration of any person for the commission
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twenty  of  [the  penal  law] THIS PART or an attempt to commit any such
class A felony.
  Bribe receiving in the first degree is a class B felony.
  S 12. Section 200.45 of the penal law is amended to read as follows:
S 200.45 Bribe giving for public office.
  A  person  is  guilty of bribe giving for public office when he OR SHE
confers, or offers or agrees to confer, any money or other property upon
a public servant or a party officer [upon an agreement or  understanding
that]  WITH  THE  INTENT  THAT some person will or may be appointed to a
public office or designated or  nominated  as  a  candidate  for  public
office.
  Bribe giving for public office is a class D felony.
  S 13. Section 200.50 of the penal law is amended to read as follows:
S 200.50 Bribe receiving for public office.
  A  public  servant or a party officer is guilty of bribe receiving for
public office when he OR SHE solicits, accepts or agrees to  accept  any
money or other property from another person [upon an agreement or under-
standing that] WITH THE INTENT THAT some person will or may be appointed
to  a public office or designated or nominated as a candidate for public
office.
  Bribe receiving for public office is a class D felony.
  S 14. The penal law is amended by adding a new article 201 to read  as
follows:
                               ARTICLE 201
                      FAILURE TO REPORT CORRUPTION
SECTION 201.00 FAILURE TO REPORT CORRUPTION.
S 201.00 FAILURE TO REPORT CORRUPTION.
  1. A PUBLIC SERVANT IS GUILTY OF FAILURE TO REPORT CORRUPTION WHEN:
  (A)  A  PUBLIC  SERVANT KNOWS THAT ANOTHER PERSON OR PUBLIC SERVANT IS
GUILTY  OF  OFFICIAL  MISCONDUCT  PURSUANT  TO   ARTICLE   ONE   HUNDRED
NINETY-FIVE OF THIS TITLE; COMMITS AN ABUSE OF PUBLIC TRUST CRIME PURSU-
ANT  TO  ARTICLE  ONE  HUNDRED NINETY-SIX OF THIS TITLE; OR IS GUILTY OF
BRIBERY OR BRIBE RECEIVING PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE  TWO  HUNDRED  OF  THIS
TITLE; AND
  (B)  SUCH  PUBLIC SERVANT DOES NOT, AS SOON AS REASONABLY PRACTICABLE,
REPORT SUCH CRIME TO A DISTRICT ATTORNEY OR TO THE COMMISSION  ON  OFFI-
CIAL MISCONDUCT.
  2.  ANY  PUBLIC  SERVANT  WHO  MAKES A REPORT PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION
SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO DISMISSAL, DISCIPLINE OR OTHER PERSONNEL  ACTION
AS A RESULT OF MAKING SUCH REPORT.
  FAILURE TO REPORT CORRUPTION IS A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR.
  S  15.  Subdivision 4 of section 17-158 of the election law is amended
to read as follows:
  4. Makes any gift, promise or contribution to  any  person,  upon  the
condition  or consideration of receiving an appointment or election to a
public office or a position of public employment, or  for  receiving  or
retaining any such office or position, or promotion, privilege, increase
of  salary  or  compensation  therein,  or  exemption  from  removal  or
discharge therefrom, is guilty of a CLASS D felony.
  S 16. This act shall take effect on  the  one  hundred  twentieth  day
after it shall have become a law.

                                 PART H

  Section 1. Section 14-130 of the election law, as added by chapter 152
of the laws of 1985, is amended to read as follows:

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  S  14-130.  Campaign funds for personal use. 1. Contributions received
by a candidate or a political committee may be expended for  any  lawful
purpose THAT IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO PROMOTING THE NOMINATION OR ELECTION
OF  A  CANDIDATE.  Such  funds shall not be converted by any person to a
personal  use [which is unrelated to a political campaign or the holding
of a public office or party position].
  2. (A) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, EXPENDITURES FOR  "PERSONAL  USE"  ARE
DEFINED AS EXPENDITURES THAT:
  (I)  ARE  FOR THE PERSONAL BENEFIT OF THE CANDIDATE OR ANY OTHER INDI-
VIDUAL;
  (II) DEFRAY NORMAL LIVING EXPENSES OF THE CANDIDATE, IMMEDIATE  FAMILY
OF THE CANDIDATE, OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL;
  (III)  ARE USED TO FULFILL ANY COMMITMENT, OBLIGATION, OR EXPENSE OF A
PERSON  THAT  WOULD  EXIST  IRRESPECTIVE  OF  THE  CANDIDATE'S  ELECTION
CAMPAIGN;
  (IV)  ARE  PUT TO ANY USE FOR WHICH THE CANDIDATE WOULD BE REQUIRED TO
TREAT THE AMOUNT OF  THE  EXPENDITURE  AS  GROSS  INCOME  UNDER  SECTION
SIXTY-ONE  OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, OR ANY SUBSEQUENT CORRESPONDING
SECTION OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF THE UNITED STATES.
  (B) EXPENDITURES FOR PERSONAL USE SHALL INCLUDE, BUT ARE  NOT  LIMITED
TO, EXPENSES FOR THE FOLLOWING THAT ARE NOT RELATED TO CAMPAIGN PURPOSES
OR ACTIVITIES:
  (I) CRIMINAL ATTORNEY OR LEGAL FEES;
  (II) FOOD;
  (III) SALARY PAYMENTS TO A PERSON OR A FAMILY MEMBER;
  (IV) AUTOMOBILE PURCHASES OR LEASES;
  (V) TRAVEL AND MILEAGE;
  (VI) RESIDENTIAL OR HOUSEHOLD ITEMS;
  (VII) MORTGAGE, RENT, OR UTILITY PAYMENTS;
  (VIII) FUNERAL, CREMATION, OR BURIAL;
  (IX) CLOTHING;
  (X) TUITION PAYMENTS;
  (XI) CHILDCARE;
  (XII)  DUES,  FEES,  OR  GRATUITIES  AT  A  COUNTRY CLUB, HEALTH CLUB,
FRATERNAL ORGANIZATION  OR  PROFESSIONAL  ORGANIZATION  OR  RECREATIONAL
FACILITY;
  (XIII)  ADMISSION TO A SPORTING EVENT, CONCERT, THEATER, OR OTHER FORM
OF ENTERTAINMENT;
  (XIV) PAYMENT OF ANY FINES, FEES, OR PENALTIES; AND
  (XV) ANY OTHER EXPENDITURE DESIGNATED BY THE  COMMISSION  ON  OFFICIAL
CONDUCT AS CONSTITUTING PERSONAL USE.
  S  2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.

                                 PART I

  Section 1. Section 14-126 of the election law, as amended by section 3
of part E of chapter 399 of the laws of 2011,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  S  14-126.  Violations;  penalties.  1. Any person who fails to file a
statement required to be filed by this article shall  be  subject  to  a
civil  penalty, not in excess of one thousand dollars, to be recoverable
in a special proceeding or civil action to be brought by the state board
of elections [or], other board of elections  OR  BY  THE  COMMISSION  ON
OFFICIAL  CONDUCT.    Any person who, three or more times within a given
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statements  required  to be filed by this article, shall be subject to a
civil penalty, not in excess of ten thousand dollars, to be  recoverable
as provided for in this subdivision.
  2.  Any person who, acting as or on behalf of a candidate or political
committee, under circumstances evincing an intent to violate  such  law,
unlawfully accepts a contribution in excess of a contribution limitation
established  in  this  article,  shall be required to refund such excess
amount and shall be subject to a  civil  penalty  equal  to  the  excess
amount plus a fine of up to ten thousand dollars, to be recoverable in a
special  proceeding  or civil action to be brought by the state board of
elections.
  3. (A) Any person who knowingly and willfully fails to file  a  state-
ment required to be filed by this article within ten days after the date
provided for filing such statement or any person who knowingly and will-
fully  violates any other provision of this article shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor.
  (B) ANY CANDIDATE OR PERSON ACTING AS OR ON BEHALF OF A  CANDIDATE  OR
POLITICAL  COMMITTEE  WHO KNOWINGLY AND WILLFULLY FAILS TO FILE A STATE-
MENT REQUIRED TO BE FILED BY THIS ARTICLE WITHIN THIRTY DAYS  AFTER  THE
DATE  PROVIDED FOR FILING SUCH STATEMENT, UNLESS GRANTED AN EXTENSION BY
THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS OR  OTHER  BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS,  SHALL  BE
SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE FIRST OFFENSE
AND  TWO  THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR THE SECOND OFFENSE AND EVERY
OFFENSE COMMITTED THEREAFTER TO BE RECOVERABLE IN A  SPECIAL  PROCEEDING
OR  CIVIL  ACTION  TO  BE BROUGHT BY THE COMMISSION ON OFFICIAL CONDUCT.
CANDIDATES SHALL BE PLACED ON NOTICE BY THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, AND WILL
BE LIABLE FOR ANY CRIMINAL OR CIVIL PENALTIES FOR THE TREASURER'S  FAIL-
URE TO FILE REQUIRED DISCLOSURE REPORTS.
  4. Any person who knowingly and willfully contributes, accepts or aids
or participates in the acceptance of a contribution in an amount exceed-
ing an applicable maximum specified in this article shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor.
  5.  Any person who shall, acting on behalf of a candidate or political
committee, knowingly and willfully solicit, organize or  coordinate  the
formation  of  activities  of  one or more unauthorized committees, make
expenditures in connection with the nomination for election or  election
of  any  candidate, or solicit any person to make any such expenditures,
for the purpose of evading the contribution limitations of this article,
shall be guilty of a class E felony.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

                                 PART J

  Section 1. The legislative law is amended by adding a new section  5-b
to read as follows:
  S  5-B. LIMITS ON TIME A LEGISLATOR MAY SERVE AS A LEGISLATIVE LEADER.
NO MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE MAY BE ELECTED  TO  SERVE  MORE  THAN  FOUR
CONSECUTIVE  TWO  YEAR  TERMS  AS THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE,
MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE, SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, MINORITY  LEADER
OF THE ASSEMBLY OR THE CHAIRPERSON OF ANY SENATE OR ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE.
  S  2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
  S 3. Severability clause. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivi-
sion, section or part of this act shall be  adjudged  by  any  court  of
competent  jurisdiction  to  be invalid, such judgment shall not affect,
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its  operation  to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section
or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judg-
ment shall have been rendered. It is hereby declared to be the intent of
the  legislature  that  this  act  would  have been enacted even if such
invalid provisions had not been included herein.
  S 4. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
the applicable effective dates of Parts A through J of this act shall be
as specifically set forth in the last section of such Parts.