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                                 3773--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 17, 2015
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Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance -- recommitted  to
  the  Committee  on Finance in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
  recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend the executive law, in relation to requiring the joint
  commission on public ethics to develop and maintain a campaign finance
  training course; and to amend the  legislative  law,  in  relation  to
  requiring  all  members  of the legislature, their staff treasurer and
  all individuals running for elected office to  complete  the  campaign
  finance training course

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (m) and subparagraph (iv)  of  paragraph  (n)  of
subdivision  9  of  section  94  of  the executive law, paragraph (m) as
amended and subparagraph (iv) of paragraph (n) as added by section 6  of
part  A  of chapter 399 of the laws of 2011, are amended and a new para-
graph (o) is added to read as follows:
  (m) Determine a question common to a  class  or  defined  category  of
persons or items of information required to be disclosed, where determi-
nation  of  the  question  will prevent undue repetition of requests for
exemption or deletion or prevent undue complication  in  complying  with
the requirements of such section; [and]
  (iv)  if thereafter sufficient cause exists, the commission shall take
additional actions, as appropriate and consistent with law[.]; AND
  (O) THE COMMISSION SHALL  DEVELOP  AND  MAINTAIN  A  CAMPAIGN  FINANCE
TRAINING  COURSE  FOR MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE, THEIR STAFF TREASURERS
AND MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL  PUBLIC  RUNNING  FOR  ELECTED  OFFICE.  SUCH
COURSE  SHALL  BE  DESIGNED  TO  HELP  INDIVIDUALS  IN UNDERSTANDING AND
COMPLYING WITH CURRENT CAMPAIGN FINANCE REQUIREMENTS  UNDER  STATE  LAW,
LEGISLATIVE  RULES  AND  FEDERAL  LAW.  THE COURSE SHALL BE AVAILABLE IN

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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PERSON AND ON THE INTERNET AND SHALL INCLUDE  PROVISIONS  FOR  VERIFYING
WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE COURSE.
  S 2. The legislative law is amended by adding a new section 81 to read
as follows:
  S 81. CAMPAIGN FINANCE TRAINING COURSE. 1. EACH MEMBER OF THE LEGISLA-
TURE,  THEIR STAFF TREASURER AND ANY MEMBER OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC WHO IS
RUNNING FOR ELECTED OFFICE SHALL ANNUALLY COMPLETE THE CAMPAIGN  FINANCE
TRAINING  COURSE  DEVELOPED  BY  THE  JOINT  COMMISSION ON PUBLIC ETHICS
PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (O) OF SUBDIVISION NINE OF SECTION NINETY-FOUR  OF
THE EXECUTIVE LAW.
  2. LEGISLATORS AND STAFF TREASURERS SHALL VERIFY THE COMPLETION ON HIS
OR  HER  ANNUAL  LEGISLATIVE  FINANCIAL  DISCLOSURE FORM. MEMBERS OF THE
GENERAL PUBLIC RUNNING FOR ELECTED OFFICE SHALL VERIFY THE COMPLETION ON
HIS OR HER REQUIRED CAMPAIGN FINANCE FORMS.
  3. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  BE
PUNISHABLE  BY  A FINE OF THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS. IF FAILURE IS NOT REME-
DIED WITHIN NINETY DAYS THEN THERE WILL BE AN ADDITIONAL  THREE  HUNDRED
DOLLAR FINE IMPOSED.
  S 3. This act shall take effect January 1, 2017.