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Senate Bill S5399

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Restricts the employment of relatives by members of the legislature

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2013-S5399 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Legislative Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง81, Leg L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S49

2013-S5399 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Restricts the employment of relatives by members of the legislature.

2013-S5399 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S5399 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5399

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 16, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
  ment Operations

AN ACT to amend the legislative law,  in  relation  to  restricting  the
  employment of relatives by members of the legislature

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

  Section 1. The legislative law is amended by adding a new  section  81
to read as follows:
  S 81. RESTRICTIONS ON RELATIVE EMPLOYMENT. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION,
"RELATIVE" MEANS:
  A. A SPOUSE;
  B. A PARENT OR STEPPARENT;
  C. A SIBLING OR STEP SIBLING;
  D. A CHILD, STEPCHILD, FOSTER CHILD, OR WARD;
  E. A MOTHER-IN-LAW OR FATHER-IN-LAW;
  F. A SON-IN-LAW OR DAUGHTER-IN-LAW;
  G. A GRANDPARENT; OR
  H. A GRANDCHILD.
  2.  EXCEPT  AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION, A MEMBER
OF THE LEGISLATURE MAY NOT EMPLOY FOR LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS THE  MEMBER'S
OWN  RELATIVE,  OR THE RELATIVE OF ANOTHER MEMBER FROM THE SAME LEGISLA-
TIVE DISTRICT, USING PUBLIC FUNDS  OVER  WHICH  THE  MEMBER  HAS  DIRECT
CONTROL.
  3.  THE  PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO A MEMBER OF THE
LEGISLATURE WHO:
  A. HAS A PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT THAT NECESSITATES  THE  EMPLOYMENT  OF  A
PARTICULAR RELATIVE; AND
  B. DISCLOSES THE EMPLOYMENT TO THE LEGISLATIVE ETHICS COMMISSION.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11035-01-3

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