Assembly Bill A9236

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to mandatory training for treasurers of political committees

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A9236 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §14-119, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9558
2017-2018: A2774
2019-2020: A4551
2021-2022: A5224

2023-A9236 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for mandatory training for treasurers of political committees once every three years; 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.

2023-A9236 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9236
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 22, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  LEVENBERG  --  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 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
 TREASURER  TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE TRAINING OBLIGATIONS OF THIS
 SECTION.
   5. IN LIEU OF OR IN ADDITION TO CIVIL PENALTIES  IMPOSED  PURSUANT  TO
 THIS  ARTICLE,  PARTICIPATION IN REMEDIAL TRAINING AS AN ALTERNATIVE MAY
 BE PROVIDED FOR AS PART OF A COURT ORDER OR SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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