| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| May 19, 2016 |
print number 6888a |
| May 19, 2016 |
amend (t) and recommit to finance |
| Mar 03, 2016 |
referred to finance |
Senate Bill S6888A
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 24th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee
Actions
Bill Amendments
2015-S6888 - Details
2015-S6888 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6888
TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the executive law, in relation to
the joint commission on public ethics and the freedom of information
law
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :
To require the Joint Commission on Public Ethics to comply with the
requirements of the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) and the Open
Meetings Law.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :
Section one states that Commission records created after the effective
date of this chapter shall be available for public inspection and
copying pursuant to the provisions of article six of the public
officers law, except that the commission may also deny access to
records or portions thereof that relate to requests from any person or
entity, who is subject to the jurisdiction of the commission and the
requirements of sections seventy-three, seventy-three-a or
seventy-four of the public officers law or article one-a of the
legislative law or applicable regulations, for advice and guidance or
approval relating to said provisions. A list of certain records of the
commission created before the effective date of this chapter which
shall be available for public inspection and copying is set forth.
2015-S6888 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
6888
I N S E N A T E
March 3, 2016
___________
Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the joint commission
on public ethics and the freedom of information law
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subdivision 19 of section 94 of
the executive law, as amended by section 6 of part A of chapter 399 of
the laws of 2011, are amended and a new paragraph (a-1) is added to read
as follows:
(a) [Notwithstanding the provisions of article six of the public offi-
cers law, the only records of the commission which shall be available
for public inspection and copying are:
(1) the information set forth in an annual statement of financial
disclosure filed pursuant to section seventy-three-a of the public offi-
cers law except information deleted pursuant to paragraph (h) of subdi-
vision nine of this section;
(2) notices of delinquency sent under subdivision twelve of this
section;
(3) notices of civil assessments imposed under this section which
shall include a description of the nature of the alleged wrongdoing, the
procedural history of the complaint, the findings and determinations
made by the commission, and any sanction imposed;
(4) the terms of any settlement or compromise of a complaint or refer-
ral which includes a fine, penalty or other remedy;
(5) those required to be held or maintained publicly available pursu-
ant to article one-A of the legislative law; and
(6) substantial basis investigation reports issued by the commission
pursuant to subdivision fourteen-a or fourteen-b of this section. With
respect to reports concerning members of the legislature or legislative
employees or candidates for member of the legislature, the joint commis-
sion shall not publicly disclose or otherwise disseminate such reports
except in conformance with the requirements of paragraph (b) of subdivi-
sion nine of section eighty of the legislative law.] COMMISSION RECORDS
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
2015-S6888A (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S6888A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6888A Revised 5/20/16
TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to meetings and
proceedings of the joint commission on public ethics
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :
To require the Joint Commission on Public Ethics to comply with the
requirements of the Open Meetings Law.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :
Section one provides that meetings and proceedings of the Commission
shall be open to the public pursuant to the Open Meetings Law.
Section two provides the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION :
Under current law, the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) is
exempt from the Open Meetings Law. Unlike other government entities,
JCOPE proceedings take place in secret, and as of now, details related
to their proceedings cannot be made public.
2015-S6888A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
6888--A
I N S E N A T E
March 3, 2016
___________
Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to meetings and
proceedings of the joint commission on public ethics
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 19 of section 94 of the execu-
tive law, as amended by section 6 of part A of chapter 399 of the laws
of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
(b) [Notwithstanding the provisions of article seven of the public
officers law, no meeting or proceeding, including any such proceeding
contemplated under paragraph (h) or (i) of subdivision nine of this
section,] MEETINGS AND PROCEEDINGS of the commission shall be open to
the public[, except if expressly provided otherwise by the commission or
as is required by article one-A of the legislative law] PURSUANT TO
ARTICLE SEVEN OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS
OF ARTICLE SEVEN OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, COMMISSIONERS MAY PARTIC-
IPATE IN A MEETING OR PROCEEDING OF THE COMMISSION, INCLUDING VOTING,
FROM A LOCATION NOT OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO CONDUCT THE BUSINESS
OF THE COMMISSION, SO LONG AS ONE OF THE LOCATIONS FROM WHICH THE MEET-
ING OR PROCEEDING IS BEING CONDUCTED COMPLIES WITH THE PROVISIONS OF
ARTICLE SEVEN OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW. SUCH PARTICIPATION SHALL COUNT
TOWARDS QUORUM. FURTHERMORE, THE COMMISSION SHALL MAINTAIN A RECORD OF
THE FINAL VOTE OF EACH MEMBER IN EVERY PROCEEDING OF THE COMMISSION IN
WHICH THE MEMBER VOTES.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD13985-04-6
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