Assembly Bill A5487

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires the secretary of state to compile, make public and keep current certain information on persons subjected to section 73-a of the public officers law and who hold policy-making positions

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A5487 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3810
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §100-a, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A9538, S8078

2017-A5487 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the secretary of state to compile, make public and keep current certain information on persons subjected to section 73-a of the public officers law and who hold policy-making positions; further requires the secretary of state to post such information on the department of state website.

2017-A5487 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5487
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SEAWRIGHT,  SIMON,  HARRIS  -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to information on persons
   subjected to section 73-a of the public  officers  law  and  who  hold
   policy-making positions

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section  100-a
 to read as follows:
   § 100-A. INFORMATION ON STATE AGENCIES PERTAINING TO PERSONS SUBJECTED
 TO SECTION SEVENTY-THREE-A OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW AND WHO HOLD POLI-
 CY-MAKING POSITIONS.  1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION "AGENCY" MEANS:
   (A) ANY STATE DEPARTMENT, BOARD, BUREAU, DIVISION, COUNCIL, COMMITTEE,
 COMMISSION, OR OFFICE;
   (B)  ANY  OTHER SIMILAR STATE PUBLIC ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED PURSUANT
 TO STATE STATUTES, EXECUTIVE ORDER, OR OTHER EXECUTIVE  ACTION  FOR  THE
 EXERCISE  OF  ANY  FUNCTION OF STATE GOVERNMENT AND TO WHICH MEMBERS ARE
 APPOINTED OR ELECTED; AND
   (C) ANY PUBLIC AUTHORITY OR PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION A  MAJORITY  OF
 WHOSE  MEMBERS  ARE  APPOINTED  BY  THE  GOVERNOR OR SERVE AS MEMBERS BY
 VIRTUE OF HOLDING STATE OFFICES TO WHICH  THEY  WERE  APPOINTED  BY  THE
 GOVERNOR, OR ANY COMBINATION THEREOF.
   2. "AGENCY" DOES NOT INCLUDE:
   (A)  ANY  INFORMAL  ADVISORY ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED EXCLUSIVELY BY A
 STATE AGENCY TO ADVISE A COMMISSIONER, SECRETARY, OR OTHER  DIRECTOR  OF
 THAT AGENCY ON AN INFORMAL BASIS;
   (B) THE STATE LEGISLATURE; AND
   (C) ANY LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR SUBDIVISION OR ENTITY THEREOF.
   3.  THE  SECRETARY  OF  STATE  SHALL MAINTAIN A COMPILATION OF PERSONS
 SUBJECTED TO SECTION SEVENTY-THREE-A OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW AND  WHO
 HOLD  POLICY-MAKING  POSITIONS  AT  ALL  STATE AGENCIES, INCLUDING STATE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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