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                                  4811

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 6, 2015
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Introduced  by M. of A. McLAUGHLIN, DiPIETRO, GOODELL, LALOR, TEDISCO --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CROUCH -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the legislative law,  in  relation  to  eliminating  the
  ability of legislators to earn certain perks

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section  5  of  the  legislative  law,  as
amended  by section 1 of part M-1 of chapter 407 of the laws of 1999, is
amended to read as follows:
  2. Each member of the legislature shall receive payment of actual  and
necessary  transportation expenses and a per diem equivalent to the most
recent federal per diem rates published by the General Services Adminis-
tration and set forth in 41 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) Part  301,
App.  A, while in travel status in the performance of his or her duties;
and such other reasonable expenses as may be necessary for the  perform-
ance  of  the  member's  responsibilities as determined by the temporary
president of the senate or speaker of the assembly for their  respective
houses; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ANY PERKS ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH TRANSPOR-
TATION,  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT LIMITED TO FREQUENT-FLIER MILES, OR REWARD
POINTS FOR HOTEL STAYS, SHALL BE EITHER DONATED TO THE  STATE  TO  LOWER
TRAVEL  COSTS OR DONATED TO CHARITY.  The per diem allowances, including
partial per diem allowances,  shall  be  made  pursuant  to  regulations
promulgated  by the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of
the assembly for their respective houses, on audit and  warrant  of  the
comptroller  on  vouchers  approved  by  the  temporary president of the
senate or his or her designee and the speaker of the assembly or his  or
her  designee  for  their respective houses.  THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF
THE SENATE OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY OR HIS
OR HER DESIGNEE SHALL PROMULGATE ANY RULES NECESSARY FOR THE ELIMINATION
AND CONTROL OF ANY PERKS ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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

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