What's happening
This bill requires the Joint Commission on Public Ethics to establish and publish conduct guidelines for its members when interacting with public officials and servants.
Why it matters
Enhances accountability. by creating clear, published standards for how ethics commission members interact with public officials and servants, reducing the risk of conflicts of interest or inappropriate influence.
Promotes transparency. since the guidelines must be made available on the commission's website, allowing the public and media to better scrutinize the conduct of commission members.
Addresses both professional and private interactions. , acknowledging that unethical behavior can occur outside formal settings and aiming to set expectations for all types of contact with public officials.
Empowers the Joint Commission on Public Ethics. to continually update or revise these guidelines, ensuring they can adapt to new situations or challenges as they arise.
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- Referred to governmental operations
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Watchdog for Ethics Commission
In Senate Committee · Finance · Sponsor Thomas Croci
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STATE OF NEW YORK
5269
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 7, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring the joint commission on public ethics to oversee the conduct of commission members in their interactions with certain public officials and public servants
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 9 of section 94 of the executive law is amended by adding a new paragraph (c-1) to read as follows:
(c-1) Adopt, amend and rescind internal guidelines governing commission members conduct in their interactions with public officials and public servants with whom they have contact, both professionally and privately. The guidelines shall be published on the website maintained by the commission.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01736-01-7
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