New York S 5847: Enacts the integrity in government act

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S05847 Summary:

BILL NOS05847 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORSKOUFIS

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§89, 107 & 87, Pub Off L

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Enacts the integrity in government act; expands the powers and duties of the committee on open government.

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BILL NOS05847 

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03/03/2025REFERRED TO FINANCE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO FINANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 5847

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 3, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

 AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to enacting the
 integrity in government act

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "integrity
 2 in government act".
 3 § 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 89 of the public offi-
 4 cers law, as amended by chapter 33 of the laws of 1984, is amended and
 5 six new paragraphs (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) and (h) are added to read as
 6 follows:
 7 (a) The committee on open government is continued and shall consist of
 8 the lieutenant governor or the delegate of such officer, the secretary
 9 of state or the delegate of such officer, whose office shall act as
 10 secretariat for the committee, the commissioner of the office of general
 11 services or the delegate of such officer, the director of the budget or
 12 the delegate of such officer, and seven other persons, none of whom
 13 shall hold any other state or local public office except the represen-
 14 tative of local governments as set forth herein, to be appointed as
 15 follows: five by the governor, at least two of whom are or have been
 16 representatives of the news media, one of whom shall be a representative
 17 of local government who, at the time of appointment, is serving as a
 18 duly elected officer of a local government, one by the temporary presi-
 19 dent of the senate, and one by the speaker of the assembly. The persons
 20 appointed by the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of
 21 the assembly shall be appointed to serve, respectively, until the expi-
 22 ration of the terms of office of the temporary president and the speaker
 23 to which the temporary president and speaker were elected. The four
 24 persons presently serving by appointment of the governor for fixed terms
 25 shall continue to serve until the expiration of their respective terms.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07901-01-5

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 1 Thereafter, their respective successors shall be appointed for terms of
 2 four years. The member representing local government shall be appointed
 3 for a term of four years, so long as such member shall remain a duly
 4 elected officer of a local government. The committee shall hold no less
 5 than two meetings annually, but may meet at any time. The members of the
 6 committee shall be entitled to reimbursement for actual expenses
 7 incurred in the discharge of their duties. The executive director of
 8 the committee shall maintain a permanent office in Albany in such suit-
 9 able space as the commissioner of the department of state provides. All
 10 papers required to be filed with or served upon the committee shall be
 11 delivered to such office. Each member shall receive two hundred dollars
 12 per day for each day such member is present at a committee hearing or
 13 meeting, and shall be entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary
 14 expenses incurred in connection therewith.
 15 (c) The committee shall, subject to the civil service law, employ such
 16 employees as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this
 17 section. The committee may enter into such contractual agreements as may
 18 be necessary for the discharge of its duties, within the limits of its
 19 appropriated funds and in accordance with established procedures.
 20 (d) i. Any person denied the righ