What's happening
This bill prohibits former members of the Joint Commission on Public Ethics from working for the governor's executive chamber for two years after their service.
Why it matters
Strengthens ethics oversight by creating a "cooling-off" period. By barring recent Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) members from joining the governor’s executive chamber for two years, the bill aims to reduce the risk of undue influence or conflicts of interest stemming from inside knowledge or relationships.
Addresses public trust concerns. This restriction is intended to reassure the public that ethics regulators cannot immediately leverage their regulatory experience or connections for high-level government positions, potentially increasing confidence in the independence of government oversight.
Limits potential for regulatory capture. Preventing rapid movement from a watchdog role to an executive role within the governor’s office is meant to ensure that oversight decisions are made impartially, rather than with an eye toward future employment opportunities.
Aligns with broader post-employment restrictions. The bill extends existing "revolving door" laws that already apply to executive chamber staff, signaling a commitment to consistent ethical standards across key government oversight positions.
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Ban Ethics Panel Revolving Door
In Senate Committee · Finance · Sponsor Thomas Croci
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STATE OF NEW YORK
3084
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 26, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI -- read once and referred to the Committee 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 Assembly, 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 executive 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.
LBD01732-01-7
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