Assembly Bill A2774A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to mandatory training for treasurers of political committees

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A2774 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1034
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §14-119, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9558, S6886
2019-2020: A4551, S3236
2021-2022: A5224, S3983
2023-2024: A9236

2017-A2774 - Summary

Provides for mandatory training for treasurers of political committees; requires treasurers to complete such training within forty-five days after first being appointed; requires the state board of elections to provide such training in any method it determines, as well as a web-based format; makes related provisions.

2017-A2774 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2774
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. GALEF, BLAKE -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Election Law
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to providing for mandatory
   training curriculum for treasurers of political committees
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The election law is amended by adding a new section 14-119
 to read as follows:
   § 14-119. MANDATORY TRAINING FOR TREASURERS OF  POLITICAL  COMMITTEES.
 1.  TREASURERS SHALL, WITHIN FORTY-FIVE DAYS AFTER BEING FIRST APPOINTED
 AS A TREASURER, COMPLETE A COURSE OF INSTRUCTION PROVIDED BY  THE  STATE
 BOARD  OF ELECTIONS ON THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS ARTICLE AND THE CAMPAIGN
 FINANCE REGULATIONS OF THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS.  THE CURRICULUM SHALL  BE
 ESTABLISHED  BY  THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND SHALL NOT EXCEED THREE
 HOURS OF INSTRUCTION.
   2. TREASURERS  SHALL  BIENNIALLY  COMPLETE  A  COURSE  OF  INSTRUCTION
 PROVIDED BY THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS TO ASSIST TREASURERS IN CONTIN-
 UING  TO  COMPLY  WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS ARTICLE AND THE CAMPAIGN
 FINANCE REGULATIONS OF THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS. THE CURRICULUM  SHALL  BE
 ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE AND
 ONE-HALF HOURS OF INSTRUCTION.
   3. THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL PROVIDE THE TRAINING REQUIRED BY
 SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION THROUGH, IN ADDITION TO OTHER METHODS IT
 MAY CHOOSE, A WEB-BASED RECORDED FORMAT.
   4.  UPON THE FAILURE OF A TREASURER TO COMPLETE THE INSTRUCTION WITHIN
 THE TIME REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION, THE STATE BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS  SHALL
 SEND A DELINQUENCY NOTICE TO THE TREASURER ON NOTICE TO THE CANDIDATE OR
 CANDIDATES  SUPPORTED  BY  THE  COMMITTEE,  IF APPLICABLE, REQUIRING THE
 TREASURER TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE TRAINING OBLIGATIONS OF  THIS
 SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2019.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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2017-A2774A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1034
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §14-119, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9558, S6886
2019-2020: A4551, S3236
2021-2022: A5224, S3983
2023-2024: A9236

2017-A2774A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for mandatory training for treasurers of political committees; requires treasurers to complete such training within forty-five days after first being appointed; requires the state board of elections to provide such training in any method it determines, as well as a web-based format; makes related provisions.

2017-A2774A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2774--A
                                                         Cal. No. 219
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. GALEF, BLAKE, SEAWRIGHT -- read once and referred
   to  the  Committee  on  Election  Law  --  ordered to a third reading,
   amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place  on  the  order  of
   third reading

 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to providing for mandatory
   training curriculum for treasurers of political committees
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The election law is amended by adding a new section  14-119
 to read as follows:
   §  14-119.  MANDATORY TRAINING FOR TREASURERS OF POLITICAL COMMITTEES.
 1. TREASURERS SHALL, WITHIN FORTY-FIVE DAYS AFTER BEING FIRST  APPOINTED
 AS  A  TREASURER, COMPLETE A COURSE OF INSTRUCTION PROVIDED BY THE STATE
 BOARD OF ELECTIONS ON THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS ARTICLE AND THE  CAMPAIGN
 FINANCE  REGULATIONS OF THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS.  THE CURRICULUM SHALL BE
 ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND SHALL NOT  EXCEED  THREE
 HOURS OF INSTRUCTION.
   2.  TREASURERS  ONCE  EVERY  THREE  YEARS  SHALL  COMPLETE A COURSE OF
 INSTRUCTION PROVIDED BY THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS TO ASSIST  TREASUR-
 ERS  IN  CONTINUING  TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS ARTICLE AND
 THE CAMPAIGN FINANCE REGULATIONS OF THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS. THE  CURRIC-
 ULUM  SHALL BE ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND SHALL NOT
 EXCEED ONE AND ONE-HALF HOURS OF INSTRUCTION.
   3. THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL PROVIDE THE TRAINING REQUIRED BY
 SUBDIVISIONS ONE AND TWO OF THIS SECTION THROUGH, IN ADDITION  TO  OTHER
 METHODS IT MAY CHOOSE, A WEB-BASED RECORDED FORMAT.
   4.  UPON THE FAILURE OF A TREASURER TO COMPLETE THE INSTRUCTION WITHIN
 THE TIME REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION, THE STATE BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS  SHALL
 SEND A DELINQUENCY NOTICE TO THE TREASURER ON NOTICE TO THE CANDIDATE OR
 CANDIDATES  SUPPORTED  BY  THE  COMMITTEE,  IF APPLICABLE, REQUIRING THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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