Directs the office of inspecter general to develop a plan to publicize the existence of a toll free telephone to report instances of governmental waste and fraud; provides such plan include methods of direct advertising, postings in state offices and other public buildings and public service announcements.
BILL NUMBER:A10368
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to
reporting instances of governmental fraud and waste
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To publicize the existence of the toll-
free telephone line in the Office of the Inspector General for the
reporting of governmental fraud and waste.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Amends the Executive Law by adding a new
section 6-a.
EFFECTS OF PRESENT LAW WHICH THIS BILL WOULD ALTER: Currently, this
toll-free telephone line is in place, however, very few people know of
its existence. This bill requires the Office of the Inspector General to
develop a plan to publicize this telephone line by postings in state
offices and other public buildings and through public service announce-
ments in the broadcast media. In addition, the plan shall include the
placement of this number on forms which are customarily distributed by
the state, its departments, agencies and public authorities to members
of the public.
JUSTIFICATION: With New York State's current fiscal climate, government
must be as efficient as possible. While the overwhelming majority of
this money is well spent and used properly, if one percent of the state
budget is lost through fraud or waste, $6 million of state taxpayers'
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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10368
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 19, 2010
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Introduced by M. of A. TEDISCO, BARCLAY, BURLING, CROUCH, KOLB, RAIA --
Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. McKEVITT, OAKS, SAYWARD -- read once
and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to reporting instances of
governmental fraud and waste
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 6-a to
read as follows:
S 6-A. REPORTING FRAUD AND WASTE. 1. IT IS THE DESIRE OF THE LEGISLA-
TURE TO IDENTIFY AND ROOT OUT ANY INSTANCES OF FRAUD OR WASTE IN THE
OPERATION OF STATE GOVERNMENT OR IN ANY OF THE PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED BY,
THROUGH OR UNDER A STATE AGENCY. THE INPUT OF CITIZENS OF THE STATE IS
CRUCIAL IN IDENTIFYING SUCH INSTANCES OF FRAUD. THE GOVERNOR, THROUGH
THE OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL, OPERATES A TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE LINE
ON WHICH CITIZENS OF THE STATE MAY INFORM STATE OFFICIALS OF INSTANCES
OF FRAUD OR WASTE. IT IS THE DESIRE OF THE LEGISLATURE TO PUBLICIZE THE
AVAILABILITY OF THIS TOLL-FREE LINE SO AS TO ENCOURAGE ITS USE BY THE
CITIZENS OF THE STATE.
2. THE OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL IS DIRECTED TO DEVELOP A PLAN
TO PUBLICIZE THE EXISTENCE OF THE TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE LINE TO REPORT
INSTANCES OF GOVERNMENTAL FRAUD AND WASTE. SUCH PLAN IS TO BE COMPLETED
WITHIN SIXTY DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION AND SHALL
INCLUDE METHODS OF DIRECT ADVERTISING THROUGH POSTINGS IN STATE OFFICES
AND OTHER PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND THROUGH PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS IN
THE BROADCAST MEDIA. IN ADDITION, THE PLAN SHALL INCLUDE THE PLACEMENT
OF THE TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE NUMBER ON FORMS WHICH ARE CUSTOMARILY
DISTRIBUTED BY THE STATE, ITS DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES AND ITS PUBLIC
AUTHORITIES TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION
SHALL BE INTERPRETED AS LIMITING THE MEANS OR METHODS OF ADVERTISING THE
EXISTENCE OF THE TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE LINE.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD15886-01-0
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