Senate Bill S6364

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires the joint commission on public ethics to update complainants on the status of investigations

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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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2021-S6364 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7512
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §94, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S6737, A8507

2021-S6364 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the joint commission on public ethics to update complainants on the status of investigations.

2021-S6364 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6364 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6364
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 26, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- 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 requiring the joint
   commission on public ethics to update complainants on  the  status  of
   investigations

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 9-a and paragraphs (a) and (b)  of  subdivision
 13  of  section  94  of  the  executive law, subdivision 9-a as added by
 section 6 of part A of chapter 399 of the laws of 2011, paragraph (a) of
 subdivision 13 as amended by section 1 and paragraph (b) of  subdivision
 13 as amended by section 2 of part J of chapter 286 of the laws of 2016,
 are amended to read as follows:
   9-a.  (a)  When  an  individual becomes a commissioner or staff of the
 commission, that individual shall be required to sign  a  non-disclosure
 statement.
   (b) Except as otherwise required or provided by law, OR WHEN NECESSARY
 TO  INFORM THE COMPLAINANT OR TARGET OF THE ALLEGED VIOLATION OF LAW, IF
 ANY OF THE STATUS OF AN INVESTIGATION, testimony received or  any  other
 information  obtained by a commissioner or staff of the commission shall
 not be disclosed by any such individual to any person or entity  outside
 the  commission  during  the  pendency  of  any matter. Any confidential
 communication to any person or entity outside the commission related  to
 the  matters  before  the commission may occur only as authorized by the
 commission.
   (c) The commission shall establish procedures necessary to prevent the
 unauthorized disclosure of any information received by any member of the
 commission or staff of the commission. Any breaches  of  confidentiality
 shall  be  investigated  by the inspector general and appropriate action
 shall be taken. Any commissioner or person employed  by  the  commission
 who intentionally and without authorization releases confidential infor-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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