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Senate Bill S7550

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to training requirements for members of the board of ethics of a political subdivision or municipality

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2021-S7550 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9120
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §808, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S4067, A3438

2021-S7550 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that each member of the board of ethics of a political subdivision or municipality shall complete, at a minimum, four hours of training each year designed to enable such members to more effectively carry out their duties; makes related provisions.

2021-S7550 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S7550 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7550
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             November 29, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GAUGHRAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the general  municipal  law,  in  relation  to  training
   requirements  for members of the board of ethics of a political subdi-
   vision or municipality

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  808  of  the general municipal law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
   6. (A) EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF ETHICS OF A  POLITICAL  SUBDIVISION
 OR  MUNICIPALITY  SHALL  COMPLETE,  AT A MINIMUM, FOUR HOURS OF TRAINING
 EACH YEAR DESIGNED TO ENABLE SUCH MEMBERS TO MORE EFFECTIVELY CARRY  OUT
 THEIR  DUTIES.  TRAINING RECEIVED BY A MEMBER IN EXCESS OF FOUR HOURS IN
 ANY ONE YEAR MAY BE CARRIED OVER BY THE MEMBER INTO SUCCEEDING YEARS  IN
 ORDER  TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBDIVISION. SUCH TRAINING SHALL
 BE APPROVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY AND MAY INCLUDE, BUT  NOT  BE  LIMITED
 TO, TRAINING PROVIDED BY A MUNICIPALITY, COUNTY, STATE AGENCY, STATEWIDE
 MUNICIPAL  ASSOCIATION, COLLEGE OR OTHER SIMILAR ENTITY. TRAINING MAY BE
 PROVIDED IN A VARIETY OF FORMATS, INCLUDING BUT NOT  LIMITED  TO,  ELEC-
 TRONIC  MEDIA, VIDEO, DISTANCE LEARNING AND TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM TRAIN-
 ING.
   (B) TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR REAPPOINTMENT TO SUCH BOARD, SUCH MEMBER  SHALL
 HAVE  COMPLETED THE TRAINING PROMOTED BY THE RESPECTIVE POLITICAL SUBDI-
 VISION OR MUNICIPALITY PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION.
   (C) THE TRAINING REQUIRED BY THIS SUBDIVISION MAY BE WAIVED  OR  MODI-
 FIED  BY  RESOLUTION  OF THE GOVERNING BODY WHEN, IN THE JUDGMENT OF THE
 GOVERNING BODY, IT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE  RESPECTIVE  POLITICAL
 SUBDIVISION OR MUNICIPALITY TO DO SO.
   (D)  NO  DECISION  OF  A  BOARD  OF ETHICS SHALL BE VOIDED OR DECLARED
 INVALID BECAUSE OF A FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS SUBDIVISION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13656-01-1
 S. 7550                             2

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