Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Apr 26, 2010 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S7618
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
2009-S7618 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Transportation
- Law Section:
- Public Authorities Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §1279, Pub Auth L
2009-S7618 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7618 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring MTA officers and employees to report serious misconduct to the MTA inspector general PURPOSE OF THE BILL : This bill would require officers and employees of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and its affiliated authorities (MTA) to report promptly to the MTA Inspector General (MTAIG) fraud and other serious misconduct by other MTA officers and employees, or by persons having business dealings with the MTA. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 of the bill would add a new Public Authorities Law (PAL) § 1279(8) to require officers and employees of the MTA and its affiliated authorities to report to the MTAIG fraud and other serious misconduct by other officers or employees relating to their office or employment, or by persons having business dealings with the MTA, relating to those dealings.
2009-S7618 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7618 I N S E N A T E April 26, 2010 ___________ Introduced by Sen. DILAN -- (at request of the Metropolitan Transporta- tion Authority Inspector General) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring MTA officers and employees to report serious misconduct to the MTA inspec- tor general THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 1279 of the public authorities law is amended by adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows: 8. EVERY OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF THE AUTHORITY, THE LONG ISLAND RAILROAD, METRO NORTH RAILROAD, METROPOLITAN SUBURBAN BUS AUTHORITY, THE STATEN ISLAND RAPID TRANSIT OPERATING AUTHORITY, THE TRIBOROUGH BRIDGE AND TUNNEL AUTHORITY, THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY AND ITS SUBSIDIARY, THE MANHATTAN AND BRONX SURFACE TRANSIT OPERATING AUTHORITY, OR ANY OTHER AGENCY THAT MAY COME UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE AUTHORITY, OR WITHIN THEIR CUSTODY OR CONTROL, MUST REPORT PROMPTLY TO THE INSPECTOR GENERAL ANY INFORMATION CONCERNING CORRUPTION, FRAUD, CRIMINAL ACTIVITY, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OR ABUSE BY ANOTHER OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE RELATING TO HIS OR HER OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT, OR BY A PERSON HAVING BUSINESS DEAL- INGS WITH THE AUTHORITY OR ANY OF THE FOREGOING AGENCIES RELATING TO THOSE DEALINGS. THE KNOWING FAILURE OF ANY OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE TO SO REPORT SHALL BE CAUSE FOR REMOVAL FROM OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT OR OTHER APPROPRIATE PENALTY. ANY OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE WHO ACTS PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION BY REPORTING TO THE INSPECTOR GENERAL IMPROPER GOVERNMENTAL ACTION AS DEFINED IN SECTION SEVENTY-FIVE-B OF THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO DISMISSAL, DISCIPLINE OR OTHER ADVERSE PERSONNEL ACTION. S 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. LBD16101-03-0
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