Assembly Bill A10168

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires certain municipal positions undergo continuing legal education courses in ethics

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2023-A10168 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§51-a & 60-b, amd §§267 & 271, Town L; amd §§4-412, 7-712 & 7-718, Vil L

2023-A10168 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires certain municipal positions undergo continuing legal education courses in ethics and the format in which such courses may be completed.

2023-A10168 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10168
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 10, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. K. Brown) --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments
 
 AN ACT to amend the town law and the village law, in relation to requir-
   ing certain municipal positions take continuing legal education cours-
   es
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The town law is amended by adding a  new  section  51-a  to
 read as follows:
   §  51-A. CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR MEMBERS OF A TOWN
 BOARD. 1. EACH MEMBER OF A TOWN BOARD SHALL COMPLETE SIX CREDIT HOURS OF
 ACCREDITED CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION COURSES IN ETHICS WITHIN ONE  YEAR
 OF  SUCH  MEMBER'S ELECTION TO SUCH TOWN BOARD. THE SIX HOURS OF ACCRED-
 ITED CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION COURSES IN ETHICS SHALL BE COMPLETED  IN
 ONE HOUR INCREMENTS.
   2.  MEMBERS  OF  SUCH  TOWN  BOARD  SHALL COMPLETE SIX CREDIT HOURS OF
 ACCREDITED CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION COURSES IN ETHICS ANNUALLY  THERE-
 AFTER.  THE  SIX  CREDIT  HOURS OF ACCREDITED CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION
 COURSES IN ETHICS SHALL BE COMPLETED IN ONE HOUR INCREMENTS.
   § 2. The town law is amended by adding a new section 60-b to  read  as
 follows:
   §  60-B. CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR MEMBERS OF A TOWN
 BOARD. 1. EACH MEMBER OF A TOWN BOARD SHALL COMPLETE SIX CREDIT HOURS OF
 ACCREDITED CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION COURSES IN ETHICS WITHIN ONE  YEAR
 OF  SUCH  MEMBER'S ELECTION TO SUCH TOWN BOARD. THE SIX HOURS OF ACCRED-
 ITED CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION COURSES IN ETHICS SHALL BE COMPLETED  IN
 ONE HOUR INCREMENTS.
   2.  MEMBERS  OF  SUCH  TOWN  BOARD  SHALL COMPLETE SIX CREDIT HOURS OF
 ACCREDITED CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION COURSES IN ETHICS ANNUALLY  THERE-
 AFTER.  THE  SIX  CREDIT  HOURS OF ACCREDITED CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION
 COURSES IN ETHICS SHALL BE COMPLETED IN ONE HOUR INCREMENTS.
   § 3. Subdivision 7-a of section 267 of the  town  law  is  amended  by
 adding a new paragraph (a-1) to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15071-02-4

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