Require Online Financial Disclosures

Section 1. The opening paragraph of paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 73-a of the public officers law, as amended by section 5 of part A of chapter 399 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:

Every statewide elected official, state officer or employee, member of the legislature, legislative employee and political party chairman and every candidate for statewide elected office or for member of the legislature shall file an annual statement of financial disclosure containing the information and in the form set forth in subdivision three of this section. Every member of the legislature and candidate for member of the legislature must file their annual statement of financial disclosure electronically in an electronic, readable, searchable and downloadable format. On or before the fifteenth day of May with respect to the preceding calendar year: (1) every member of the legislature, every candidate for member of the legislature and legislative employee shall file such statement with the legislative ethics commission which shall provide such statement along with any requests for exemptions or deletions to the joint commission on public ethics for filing and rulings with respect to such requests for exemptions or deletions, on or before the thirtieth day of June; and (2) all other individuals required to file such statement shall file it with the joint commission on public ethics, except that:

§ 2. Subdivision 3 of section 73-a of the public officers law, as amended by section 5 of part A of chapter 399 of the laws of 2011, paragraph 8 as amended by section 6 of part K of chapter 286 of the laws of

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

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2016 and paragraph 13 as amended by section 1 of part CC of chapter 56 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:

3. (a) The annual statement of financial disclosure shall contain the information and shall be in the form set forth hereinbelow:

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE - (For calendar year ________)

1. Name ______________________________________________________________

2. (a) Title of Position _____________________________________________

(b) Department, Agency or other Governmental Entity _______________

(c) Address of Present Office _____________________________________

(d) Office Telephone Number _______________________________________

3. (a) Marital Status ______________. If married, please give spouse's

full name including maiden name where applicable.

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(b) List the names of all unemancipated children.

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Answer each of the following questions completely, with respect to

calendar year _________, unless another period or date is otherwise

specified. If additional space is needed, attach additional pages.

Whenever a "value" or "amount" is required to be reported herein, such value or amount shall be reported as being within one of the following Categories in Table I or Table II of this subdivision as called for in the question: A reporting individual shall indicate the Category by letter only.

Whenever "income" is required to be reported herein, the term "income" shall mean the aggregate net income before taxes from the source identified.

The term "calendar year" shall mean the year ending the December 31st preceding the date of filing of the annual statement.

4. (a) List any office, trusteeship, directorship, partnership, or

position of any nature, whether compensated or not, held by the

reporting individual with any firm, corporation, association, part-

nership, or other organization other than the State of New York.

Include compensated honorary positions; do NOT list membership or

uncompensated honorary positions. If the listed entity was licensed

by any state or local agency, was regulated by any state regulatory

agency or local agency, or, as a regular and significant part of the

business or activity of said entity, did business with, or had

matters other than ministerial matters before, any state or local

agency, list the name of any such agency.

State or

Position Organization Local Agency

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(b) List any office, trusteeship, directorship, partnership, or position

of any nature, whether compensated or not, held by the spouse or

unemancipated child of the reporting individual, with any firm,

corporation, association, partnership, or other organization other

than the State of New York. Include compensated honorary positions;

do NOT list membership or uncompensated honorary positions. If the

listed entity was licensed by any state or local agency, was regu-

lated by any state regulatory agency or local agency, or, as a regu-

lar and significant part of the business or activity of said entity,

did business with, or had matters other than ministerial matters

before, any state or local agency, list the name of any such agency.

State or

Position Organization Local Agency

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5. (a) List the name, address and description of any occupation,

employment (other than the employment listed under Item 2 above),

trade, business or profession engaged in by the reporting individ-

ual. If such activity was licensed by any state or local agency, was

regulated by any state regulatory agency or local agency, or, as a

regular and significant part of the business or activity of said

entity, did business with, or had matters other than ministerial

matters before, any state or local agency, list the name of any such

agency.

State or

Name & Address Local

Position of Organization Description Agency

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(b) If the spouse or unemancipated child of the reporting individual was

engaged in any occupation, employment, trade, business or profession

which activity was licensed by any state or local agency, was regu-

lated by any state regulatory agency or local agency, or, as a regu-

lar and significant part of the business or activity of said entity,

did business with, or had matters other than ministerial matters

before, any state or local agency, list the name, address and

description of such occupation, employment, trade, business or

profession and the name of any such agency.

State or

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Name & Address Local

Position of Organization Description Agency

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6. List any interest, in EXCESS of $1,000, held by the reporting indi-

vidual, such individual's spouse or unemancipated child, or partner-

ship of which any such person is a member, or corporation, 10% or

more of the stock of which is owned or controlled by any such

person, whether vested or contingent, in any contract made or

executed by a state or local agency and include the name of the

entity which holds such interest and the relationship of the report-

ing individual or such individual's spouse or such child to such

entity and the interest in such contract. Do NOT include bonds and

notes. Do NOT list any interest in any such contract on which final

payment has been made and all obligations under the contract except

for guarantees and warranties have been performed, provided, howev-

er, that such an interest must be listed if there has been an ongo-

ing dispute during the calendar year for which this statement is

filed with respect to any such guarantees or warranties. Do NOT list

any interest in a contract made or executed by a local agency after

public notice and pursuant to a process for competitive bidding or a

process for competitive requests for proposals.

Entity Relationship Contracting Category

Self, Which Held to Entity State or of

Spouse or Interest in and Interest Local Value of

Child Contract in Contract Agency Contract

(In Table II)

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7. List any position the reporting individual held as an officer of any

political party or political organization, as a member of any poli-

tical party committee, or as a political party district leader. The

term "party" shall have the same meaning as "party" in the election

law. The term "political organization" means any party or independ-

ent body as defined in the election law or any organization that is

affiliated with or a subsidiary of a party or independent body.

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8. (a) If the reporting individual practices law, is licensed by the department of state as a real estate broker or agent or practices a profession licensed by the department of education, or works as a member or employee of a firm required to register pursuant to section one-e of the legislative law as a lobbyist, describe the services rendered for which compensation was paid including a general description of the principal subject areas of matters undertaken by such individual and principal duties performed. Specifically state whether the reporting individual provides services directly to clients. Additionally, if such an individual practices with a firm or corporation and is a partner or shareholder of the firm or corporation, give a general description of principal subject areas of matters undertaken by such firm or corporation.

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(b) APPLICABLE ONLY TO NEW CLIENTS OR CUSTOMERS FOR WHOM SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON OR AFTER JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWELVE AND BEFORE DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN, OR FOR NEW MATTERS FOR EXISTING CLIENTS OR CUSTOMERS WITH RESPECT TO THOSE SERVICES THAT ARE PROVIDED ON OR AFTER JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWELVE AND BEFORE DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN:

If the reporting individual personally provides services to any person or entity, or works as a member or employee of a partnership or corporation that provides such services (referred to hereinafter as a "firm"), then identify each client or customer to whom the reporting individual personally provided services, or who was referred to the firm by the reporting individual, and from whom the reporting individual or his or her firm earned fees in excess of $10,000 during the reporting period for such services rendered in direct connection with:

(i) A contract in an amount totaling $50,000 or more from the state or any state agency for services, materials, or property;

(ii) A grant of $25,000 or more from the state or any state agency during the reporting period;

(iii) A grant obtained through a legislative initiative during the reporting period; or

(iv) A case, proceeding, application or other matter that is not a ministerial matter before a state agency during the reporting period.

For purposes of this question, "referred to the firm" shall mean: having intentionally and knowingly taken a specific act or series of acts to intentionally procure for the reporting individual's firm or knowingly solicit or direct to the reporting individual's firm in whole or substantial part, a person or entity that becomes a client of that firm for the purposes of representation for a matter as defined in subparagraphs (i) through (iv) of this paragraph, as the result of such procurement, solicitation or direction of the reporting individual. A reporting individual need not disclose activities performed while lawfully acting pursuant to paragraphs (c), (d), (e) and (f) of subdivision seven of section seventy-three of this article.

The disclosure requirement in this question shall not require disclosure of clients or customers receiving medical or dental services, mental health services, residential real estate brokering services, or

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