New York A 1268: Establishes a joint commission on public transparency and sexual harassment

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A01268 Summary:

BILL NOA01268 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORSimon (MS)

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COSPNSRRozic, Williams, Seawright, Hyndman, Weprin, Rivera, Lupardo

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MLTSPNSRDavila

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Add §75-b, Pub Off L

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Establishes a joint commission on public transparency and sexual harassment to adopt, amend and rescind rules and regulations defining sexual harassment for state agencies, offices, and branches of government and develop recommendations for the uniform distribution of such definitions and policies, and to receive complaints and referrals alleging violations by certain state officials.

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BILL NOA01268 

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01/09/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 1268

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 9, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SIMON, ROZIC, WILLIAMS, SEAWRIGHT, HYNDMAN,
 WEPRIN, RIVERA, LUPARDO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. DAVILA --
 read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to establishing a
 joint commission on public transparency and sexual harassment

 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 75-b to read as follows:
 3 § 75-b. Commission on public transparency and sexual harassment. 1.
 4 When used in this section the following terms shall have the following
 5 meanings:
 6 (a) "statewide elected official" shall mean the governor, lieutenant
 7 governor, comptroller, or attorney general;
 8 (b) "state officer or employee" shall mean:
 9 (i) heads of state departments and their deputies and assistants who
 10 serve at the discretion of the statewide elected official; and
 11 (ii) officers and employees of statewide elected officials who serve
 12 at the discretion of the statewide elected official;
 13 (c) "legislative employee" shall mean any officer or employee of the
 14 legislature; and
 15 (d) "legislative member" shall mean a senator or member of the assem-
 16 bly.
 17 2. There is hereby established within the department of state a
 18 commission on public transparency and sexual harassment which shall
 19 consist of nine members and shall have and exercise the powers and the
 20 duties set forth in this section with respect to statewide elected offi-
 21 cials, state officers and employees, legislative employees, and legisla-
 22 tive members. This section shall not be deemed to have revoked or
 23 rescinded any regulations or advisory opinions issued by the legislative
 24 ethics commission, the commission on public integrity, the state ethics
 25 commission, or the state office for human rights in effect upon the
 26 effective date of this section to the extent that such regulations or
 27 opinions are not inconsistent with any law of this state, but such regu-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00501-01-5

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 1 lations and opinions shall apply only to matters over which such commis-
 2 sions had jurisdiction at the time such regulations and opinions were
 3 promulgated or issued. The commission shall undertake a comprehensive
 4 review of the current sexual harassment policies in the legislature and
 5 executive agencies. The commission shall, before February first, two
 6 thousand twenty-six, report to the governor and the legislature regard-
 7 ing this review and recommendations for any regulatory or statutory
 8 guidance for consistency and transparency.
 9 3. The commission shall consist of nine members of whom one shall be
 10 appointed by the governor, four by the chief judge of the court of
 11 appeals, and one each by the speaker of the assembly, the temporary
 12 president of the senate, the minority leader of the senate, and the
 13 minority leader of the assembly. Of the four members appointed by the
 14 chief judge of the court of appeals, no more than two shall be e