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Assembly Bill A1170

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Prohibits favoritism toward relatives by elected or appointed officials

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2009-A1170 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §806, Gen Muni L; amd §74, Pub Off L

2009-A1170 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits favoritism toward relatives by certain elected or appointed officials at the state level or in the city of New York; permits officials to solicit advice or utilize services of a relative where such advice or services are rendered without compensation.

2009-A1170 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1170

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SEMINERIO  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the general municipal law and the public  officers  law,
  in relation to the code of ethics of public officers

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 806 of the general  municipal  law  is  amended  by
adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
  4.  THE  GOVERNING BODY OF A CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF MORE THAN ONE
MILLION MAY PROVIDE IN ITS CODE OF ETHICS THAT FAVORITISM BY AN  ELECTED
OR  APPOINTED OFFICIAL IS PROHIBITED FROM BEING EXTENDED TOWARDS A RELA-
TIVE OF SAID OFFICIAL; HOWEVER, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER  PROVISION  OF
LAW,  THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF SUCH CITY MAY SOLICIT THE ADVICE OF
OR UTILIZE THE SERVICES OF A RELATIVE WHERE SUCH ADVICE OR SERVICES  ARE
RENDERED WITHOUT COMPENSATION.
  S  2. Section 74 of the public officers law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 5 to read as follows:
  5. CODE OF ETHICS.  NO PERSON ELECTED TO THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR, LIEU-
TENANT GOVERNOR, COMPTROLLER OR  ATTORNEY-GENERAL  NOR  ANY  OFFICER  OR
EMPLOYEE  OF  A  STATE  AGENCY, MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE OR LEGISLATIVE
EMPLOYEE SHALL EXTEND FAVORITISM TOWARDS A RELATIVE; HOWEVER, THE GOVER-
NOR MAY SOLICIT THE ADVICE OF OR UTILIZE  THE  SERVICES  OF  A  RELATIVE
WHERE SUCH ADVICE OR SERVICES ARE RENDERED WITHOUT COMPENSATION.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01758-01-9

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