New York S 5096: Clarifies provisions providing for the contracting for commodities and services by the state, political subdivisions and public benefit corporations from certain preferred sources

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Requires that 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.

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02/18/2025REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5096

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 18, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. GRIFFO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
 ment Operations

 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:

 1 Section 1. The public officers law is amended by adding a new section
 2 7-a to read as follows:
 3 § 7-a. Disclosure related to appointments by the governor and senate.
 4 1. The governor, temporary president of the senate, and senate minority
 5 leader shall jointly develop a questionnaire to be filled out and
 6 completed by any applicant for appointment to an office by the governor
 7 by and with the advice and consent of the senate. The questionnaire
 8 shall be developed by September thirtieth, two thousand twenty-five, and
 9 may be amended thereafter jointly by the governor, temporary president
 10 of the senate, and senate minority leader. After the questionnaire is
 11 developed, the questionnaire shall be publicly posted on the public
 12 facing website of the governor and senate.
 13 2. The questionnaire jointly developed by the governor, temporary
 14 president of the senate, and senate minority leader shall include, but
 15 not be limited to, questions about the following subject matters:
 16 (a) Name, address, social security number, home telephone number,
 17 business telephone number, cellular number, email address;
 18 (b) Biographical information including: date of birth, place of birth,
 19 whether name has changed since birth, citizenship status;
 20 (c) Marital status including: information regarding any current or
 21 former spouse; status of any child support or maintenance obligations;
 22 (d) Prior residences for the prior five years;
 23 (e) Information about employment history for at least the prior ten
 24 years, including information about any involuntary terminations;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08535-01-5

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 1 (f) Information about educational history;
 2 (g) Information about professional certifications;
 3 (h) Information about military service;
 4 (i) Information about affiliations with organizations;
 5 (j) Information about published works, speeches and awards;
 6 (k) References;
 7 (l) Conflicts of interest, including conflicts related to immediate
 8 family members, direct and indirect financial conflicts of interest, and
 9 conflicts related to current and prior employment;
 10 (m) Judgment or tax liabilities;
 11 (n) Bankruptcies;
 12 (o) Criminal history;
 13 (p) Relevant experience; and
 14 (q) Any additional disclosures agreed to by the governor and temporary
 15 president of the senate.
 16 3. The governor, temporary president of the senate, and senate minori-
 17 ty leader shall jointly develop a standardized disclosure document for
 18 every applicant for appointment to an office by the governor by and with
 19 the advice and consent of the senate. Such disclosure document shall
 20 provide information about the findings of any investigations into the
 21 background of every applicant, including verification of their responses
 22 to questions in the jointly developed questionnaire. The standardized
 23 disclos