Assembly Bill A5240

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibitions on former members of the joint commission on public ethics

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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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2021-A5240 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §73, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A10096
2017-2018: A3084
2019-2020: A1812

2021-A5240 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits former members of the joint commission on public ethics from appearing or practicing before any state agency or from serving in the executive chamber for a period of two years after their departure from the commission.

2021-A5240 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5240
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 12, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN  ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to prohibitions on
   former members of the joint commission on public ethics
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subparagraph  (iv)  of  paragraph (a) of subdivision 8 of
 section 73 of the public officers law, as added by  chapter  14  of  the
 laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows:
   (iv)  No person who has served as an officer or employee in the execu-
 tive chamber of the governor OR AS A MEMBER OF THE JOINT  COMMISSION  ON
 PUBLIC  ETHICS  shall  within a period of two years after termination of
 such service appear or practice before any state agency.  NOR SHALL  ANY
 PERSON  WHO  HAS  SERVED  AS  A MEMBER OF THE JOINT COMMISSION ON PUBLIC
 ETHICS, WITHIN A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS AFTER SUCH  SERVICE,  SERVE  AS  AN
 OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE IN THE EXECUTIVE CHAMBER OF THE GOVERNOR.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01084-01-1

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