New York A 385: Creates an assembly standing committee on ethics and guidance

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A00385 Summary:

BILL NOA00385 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBarclay (MS)

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COSPNSRDiPietro, Hawley, Morinello, Lemondes, Brabenec, Novakhov

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MLTSPNSRBrown K, DeStefano, Gallahan, Manktelow

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Add §68, amd §5-a, Leg L

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Creates an assembly standing committee on ethics and guidance of eight members.

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BILL NOA00385 

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01/08/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 385

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BARCLAY, DiPIETRO, HAWLEY, MORINELLO, LEMONDES,
 BRABENEC -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. K. BROWN, DeSTEFANO, GALLA-
 HAN, MANKTELOW -- read once and referred to the Committee on Govern-
 mental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the legislative law, in relation to creating an assembly
 standing committee on ethics and guidance

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

 1 Section 1. The legislative law is amended by adding a new section 68
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 68. Assembly standing committee on ethics and guidance. 1. There is
 4 established a standing committee in the assembly on ethics and guidance
 5 which shall replace the standing committee on ethics and guidance as
 6 established by the rules of the assembly. The committee shall consist of
 7 an equal number of majority and minority members for a total of eight
 8 members. The eight members shall be members of the assembly and
 9 appointed as follows: four by the speaker of the assembly and four by
 10 the minority leader of the assembly.
 11 2. The committee shall serve as described in this section and have and
 12 exercise the powers and duties set forth in this section only with
 13 respect to members of the assembly and assembly employees.
 14 3. Members of the assembly who serve on the committee shall each have
 15 a two year term concurrent with their legislative terms of office.
 16 4. Members of the committee may only be removed by a majority vote of
 17 the committee solely for substantial neglect of duty, gross misconduct
 18 in office, violation of the confidentiality restrictions in this
 19 section, inability to discharge the powers or duties of office or
 20 violation of this section, after written notice and opportunity for a
 21 reply.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00128-01-5

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 1 5. The speaker of the assembly and the minority leader of the assembly
 2 shall each designate one member of the committee as a co-chairperson
 3 thereof. The co-chairpersons shall receive compensation as provided for
 4 in section five-a of this chapter.
 5 6. The committee shall meet at least bi-monthly and at such additional
 6 times as may be called for by the co-chairpersons jointly or any four
 7 members of the committee.
 8 7. Any vacancy occurring on the committee shall be filled within thir-
 9 ty days by the appointing authority.
 10 8. Five members of the committee shall constitute a quorum, and the
 11 committee shall have power to act by majority vote of the total number
 12 of members of the committee without vacancy.
 13 9. The committee shall be funded separately from the assembly appro-
 14 priations provided annually in an amount deemed appropriate by an agree-
 15 ment of the co-chairs for the maintenance and operation of the commit-
 16 tee. Such appropriation for the committee shall be specifically lined
 17 out in the legislative budget. The executive director and employees of
 18 the committee shall be considered as employees of the assembly for all
 19 purposes.
 20 10. The committee shall:
 21 (a) appoint an executive director who shall act in accordance with the
 22 policies of the committee, provided that the committee may remove the
 23 executive director by a majority vote for neglect of duty, misconduct in
 24 office, or inability or failure to discharge the powers or duties of
 25 office;
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