NY State Senate Bill 2021-S7239

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 05, 2022	referred to investigations and government operations
Jun 08, 2021	referred to rules

2021-S7239 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:: Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:: Add §7-a, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2023-2024: S3277
2025-2026: S5096

2021-S7239 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that by September 30, 2021 the governor, temporary president of the senate and senate minority leader jointly develop a questionnaire to be filled out and completed by any applicant for appointment to an office by the governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate; makes related provisions.

2021-S7239 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S7239

SPONSOR: GRIFFO
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public officers law, in relation to disclosure
related to appointments by the governor and senate

 
PURPOSE OF THE BILL:

This bill would amend the public officers law by requiring the Governor,
Temporary President of the Senate and the Senate Minority Leader to
develop a questionnaire to be filled out and completed by any applicant
for appointment to office by the governor.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1. The public officers law is amended by adding a new section
7-a to read as follows:

§ 7-a. Disclosure related to appointments by the governor and senate.

1. The governor, and temporary president of the senate, and senate
minority leader shall jointly develop a questionnaire to be filled out
and completed by any applicant for appointment to an office by the
governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate. The question-
naire shall be developed by September thirtieth, two thousand twenty-
one, and may be amended thereafter jointly by the governor, and tempo-
rary president of the senate, and senate minority leader.  After the
questionnaire is developed, the questionnaire shall be publicly posted
on the public facing website of the governor and senate.
2. The questionnaire jointly developed by the governor, and temporary
president of the senate, and senate minority leader shall include, but
not be limited to, questions about the following subject matters:
(a) Name, address, social security number, home telephone number, busi-
ness telephone number, cellular number, email address;
(b) Biographical information including: date of birth, place of birth,
whether name has changed since birth, citizenship status;
(c) Marital status including: information regarding any current or
former spouse; status of any child support or maintenance obligations;
(d) Prior residences for the prior five years;
(e) Information about employment history for at least the prior ten
years, including information about any involuntary terminations;
(f) Information about educational history;
(g) Information about professional certifications;
(h) Information about military service;
(i) Information about affiliations with organizations;
(j) Information about published works, speeches and awards;

 
JUSTIFICATION:

This bill would require the Governor, Temporary President of the Senate
and the Senate Minority Leader to develop a questionnaire to be filled
out and completed by any applicant for appointment to office by the
governor. These appointments are in consideration to hold leadership
positions in the state of New York.

This process will involves the interests of the governor, the temporary
president and the senate minority leader to be taken into account when
creating the questionnaire. Once completed, it will be publicly posted
on the public facing website, for all other legislative members to
review.

In order to ensure all New Yorkers have their interests heard when
creating a questionnaire in relation to appointments who will hold
reputable positions in the state of New York, it is imperative to have
all parties involved and necessary information to be provided and avail-
able during the process. By including leaders on each side of the aisle
during the questionnaire process and have a streamlined questionnaire,
the interests of all New Yorkers can be represented.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

None

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

N/A

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2021-S7239 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7239
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 8, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  GRIFFO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the public  officers  law,  in  relation  to  disclosure
   related to appointments by the governor and senate
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public officers law is amended by adding a new  section
 7-a to read as follows:
   §  7-A. DISCLOSURE RELATED TO APPOINTMENTS BY THE GOVERNOR AND SENATE.
 1. THE GOVERNOR, TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, AND SENATE  MINORITY
 LEADER  SHALL  JOINTLY  DEVELOP  A  QUESTIONNAIRE  TO  BE FILLED OUT AND
 COMPLETED BY ANY APPLICANT FOR APPOINTMENT TO AN OFFICE BY THE  GOVERNOR
 BY  AND  WITH  THE  ADVICE  AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE. THE QUESTIONNAIRE
 SHALL BE DEVELOPED BY SEPTEMBER THIRTIETH, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE,  AND
 MAY  BE  AMENDED THEREAFTER JOINTLY BY THE GOVERNOR, TEMPORARY PRESIDENT
 OF THE SENATE, AND SENATE MINORITY LEADER. AFTER  THE  QUESTIONNAIRE  IS
 DEVELOPED,  THE  QUESTIONNAIRE  SHALL  BE  PUBLICLY POSTED ON THE PUBLIC
 FACING WEBSITE OF THE GOVERNOR AND SENATE.
   2. THE QUESTIONNAIRE JOINTLY  DEVELOPED  BY  THE  GOVERNOR,  TEMPORARY
 PRESIDENT  OF  THE SENATE, AND SENATE MINORITY LEADER SHALL INCLUDE, BUT
 NOT BE LIMITED TO, QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FOLLOWING SUBJECT MATTERS:
   (A) NAME, ADDRESS, SOCIAL  SECURITY  NUMBER,  HOME  TELEPHONE  NUMBER,
 BUSINESS TELEPHONE NUMBER, CELLULAR NUMBER, EMAIL ADDRESS;
   (B) BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION INCLUDING: DATE OF BIRTH, PLACE OF BIRTH,
 WHETHER NAME HAS CHANGED SINCE BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP STATUS;
   (C)  MARITAL  STATUS  INCLUDING:  INFORMATION REGARDING ANY CURRENT OR
 FORMER SPOUSE; STATUS OF ANY CHILD SUPPORT OR MAINTENANCE OBLIGATIONS;
   (D) PRIOR RESIDENCES FOR THE PRIOR FIVE YEARS;
   (E) INFORMATION ABOUT EMPLOYMENT HISTORY FOR AT LEAST  THE  PRIOR  TEN
 YEARS, INCLUDING INFORMATION ABOUT ANY INVOLUNTARY TERMINATIONS;
   (F) INFORMATION ABOUT EDUCATIONAL HISTORY;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD11787-02-1

 S. 7239                             2
 
   (G) INFORMATION ABOUT PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS;
   (H) INFORMATION ABOUT MILITARY SERVICE;
   (I) INFORMATION ABOUT AFFILIATIONS WITH ORGANIZATIONS;
   (J) INFORMATION ABOUT PUBLISHED WORKS, SPEECHES AND AWARDS;
   (K) REFERENCES;
   (L)  CONFLICTS  OF  INTEREST, INCLUDING CONFLICTS RELATED TO IMMEDIATE
 FAMILY MEMBERS, DIRECT AND INDIRECT FINANCIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, AND
 CONFLICTS RELATED TO CURRENT AND PRIOR EMPLOYMENT;
   (M) JUDGMENT OR TAX LIABILITIES;
   (N) BANKRUPTCIES;
   (O) CRIMINAL HISTORY;
   (P) RELEVANT EXPERIENCE; AND
   (Q) ANY ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES AGREED TO BY THE GOVERNOR AND TEMPORARY
 PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE.
   3. THE GOVERNOR, TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, AND SENATE MINORI-
 TY LEADER SHALL JOINTLY DEVELOP A STANDARDIZED DISCLOSURE  DOCUMENT  FOR
 EVERY APPLICANT FOR APPOINTMENT TO AN OFFICE BY THE GOVERNOR BY AND WITH
 THE  ADVICE  AND  CONSENT  OF THE SENATE. SUCH DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT SHALL
 PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FINDINGS OF ANY  INVESTIGATIONS  INTO  THE
 BACKGROUND OF EVERY APPLICANT, INCLUDING VERIFICATION OF THEIR RESPONSES
 TO  QUESTIONS  IN  THE JOINTLY DEVELOPED QUESTIONNAIRE. THE STANDARDIZED
 DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT SHALL BE DEVELOPED BY SEPTEMBER THIRTIETH, TWO THOU-
 SAND TWENTY-ONE, AND MAY BE AMENDED JOINTLY BY THE  GOVERNOR,  TEMPORARY
 PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, AND SENATE MINORITY LEADER. AFTER THE QUESTION-
 NAIRE  IS  DEVELOPED,  THE QUESTIONNAIRE SHALL BE PUBLICLY POSTED ON THE
 PUBLIC FACING WEBSITE OF THE GOVERNOR AND SENATE.
   4. BEGINNING SEPTEMBER THIRTIETH, TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-ONE,  WHEN  AN
 APPOINTMENT  TO  AN  OFFICE  BY  THE GOVERNOR BY AND WITH THE ADVICE AND
 CONSENT OF THE SENATE IS COMMUNICATED, IN THE FORM OF  A  WRITTEN  NOMI-
 NATION  OF A PERSON FOR THE OFFICE, THE GOVERNOR SHALL PROVIDE A COPY OF
 THE JOINTLY DEVELOPED QUESTIONNAIRE COMPLETED BY THE NOMINEE AND A  COPY
 OF THE COMPLETED DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT FOR SUCH NOMINEE TO THE SENATE. THE
 TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE SHALL ENSURE THAT SUCH COMPLETED QUES-
 TIONNAIRE  AND  DISCLOSURE  DOCUMENT  IS  SHARED ELECTRONICALLY WITH ALL
 MEMBERS OF THE SENATE WITHIN SEVEN DAYS OF WHEN THE NOMINATION IS SENT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee

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