Assembly Bill A2370

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes the commission on public officer investigation

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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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2023-A2370 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §63-e, amd §63, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A8391

2023-A2370 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the commission on public officer investigation; provides for an independent commission to review matters concerning the public peace, public safety and public justice and the alleged commission of an indictable offense by certain public officials; provides that after such review, if the commission has found a substantial basis to conclude that a violation of the law has occurred, the commission shall authorize a full investigation by the attorney general.

2023-A2370 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2370
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 25, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. VANEL -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive  law,  in  relation  to  establishing  the
   commission on public officer investigation
 
   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  63-e
 to read as follows:
   § 63-E. COMMISSION ON PUBLIC OFFICER INVESTIGATION. 1. THERE IS ESTAB-
 LISHED  WITHIN  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF LAW THE COMMISSION ON PUBLIC OFFICER
 INVESTIGATION WHICH SHALL UNDERTAKE A COMPREHENSIVE  REVIEW  OF  MATTERS
 CONCERNING  THE  PUBLIC  PEACE, PUBLIC SAFETY AND PUBLIC JUSTICE AND THE
 ALLEGED COMMISSION OF AN INDICTABLE OFFENSE BY CERTAIN PUBLIC OFFICIALS.
 AFTER SUCH REVIEW, IF THE COMMISSION HAS FOUND A  SUBSTANTIAL  BASIS  TO
 CONCLUDE  THAT  AN  INDIVIDUAL  HAS  VIOLATED THE LAW OF THIS STATE, THE
 COMMISSION SHALL AUTHORIZE A FULL INVESTIGATION BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
   2. WHEN THE COMMISSION RECEIVES A COMPLAINT ALLEGING  A  VIOLATION  OF
 THE  LAW  OF  THIS  STATE BY STATEWIDE ELECTED OFFICIALS, MEMBERS OF THE
 LEGISLATURE, EMPLOYEES OF THE LEGISLATURE, STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES,
 AS DEFINED IN SECTIONS SEVENTY-THREE AND SEVENTY-THREE-A OF  THE  PUBLIC
 OFFICERS  LAW  AND  CANDIDATES  FOR  STATEWIDE ELECTED OFFICE, OR IF THE
 COMMISSION DETERMINES  ON  ITS  OWN  INITIATIVE  TO  REVIEW  A  POSSIBLE
 VIOLATION,  THE  COMMISSION  SHALL  NOTIFY  THE  INDIVIDUAL  IN WRITING,
 DESCRIBE THE ALLEGED VIOLATION OF LAW,  PROVIDE  A  DESCRIPTION  OF  THE
 ALLEGATION  AND  THE  EVIDENCE,  IF  ANY, SUPPORTING SUCH ALLEGATION AND
 PROVIDE THE INDIVIDUAL WITH A TEN DAY PERIOD IN WHICH TO SUBMIT A  WRIT-
 TEN  RESPONSE, INCLUDING ANY EVIDENCE, STATEMENTS AND PROPOSED WITNESSES
 RELATING TO THE ACTIVITIES CITED AS AN ALLEGED  VIOLATION  OF  LAW.  THE
 COMMISSION  SHALL, WITHIN FOURTEEN DAYS AFTER A COMPLAINT IS RECEIVED OR
 A REVIEW IS COMMENCED ON THE COMMISSION'S OWN INITIATIVE, VOTE ON WHETH-
 ER A SUBSTANTIAL  BASIS  EXISTS  TO  CONCLUDE  THAT  AN  INDIVIDUAL  HAS
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06324-01-3
              

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