New York A 6523: Requires legislative fiscal impact notes to include objective calculations of anticipated economic impacts for next three years on state or subdivisions; repealer

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A06523 Summary:

BILL NOA06523 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBrown K

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COSPNSRMcDonough

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §§51-a & 60-b, amd §§267 & 271, Town L; amd §§4-412, 7-712 & 7-718, Vil L

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Requires certain municipal positions undergo continuing legal education courses in ethics and the format in which such courses may be completed.

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BILL NOA06523 

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03/05/2025referred to local governments

01/07/2026referred to local governments

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6523

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 5, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. K. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Local Governments

 AN ACT to amend the town law and the village law, in relation to requir-
 ing certain municipal positions take continuing legal education cours-
 es

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

 1 Section 1. The town law is amended by adding a new section 51-a to
 2 read as follows:
 3 § 51-a. Continuing legal education requirements for members of a town
 4 board. 1. Each member of a town board shall complete six credit hours of
 5 accredited continuing legal education courses in ethics within one year
 6 of such member's election to such town board. The six hours of accred-
 7 ited continuing legal education courses in ethics shall be completed in
 8 one hour increments.
 9 2. Members of such town board shall complete six credit hours of
 10 accredited continuing legal education courses in ethics annually there-
 11 after. The six credit hours of accredited continuing legal education
 12 courses in ethics shall be completed in one hour increments.
 13 § 2. The town law is amended by adding a new section 60-b to read as
 14 follows:
 15 § 60-b. Continuing legal education requirements for members of a town
 16 board. 1. Each member of a town board shall complete six credit hours of
 17 accredited continuing legal education courses in ethics within one year
 18 of such member's election to such town board. The six hours of accred-
 19 ited continuing legal education courses in ethics shall be completed in
 20 one hour increments.
 21 2. Members of such town board shall complete six credit hours of
 22 accredited continuing legal education courses in ethics annually there-
 23 after. The six credit hours of accredited continuing legal education
 24 courses in ethics shall be completed in one hour increments.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10234-01-5

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 1 § 3. Subdivision 7-a of section 267 of the town law is amended by
 2 adding a new paragraph (a-1) to read as follows:
 3 (a-1) (i) In addition to the training required pursuant to paragraph
 4 (a) of this subdivision, each member of the zoning board of appeals
 5 shall complete, at a minimum, six credit hours of accredited continuing
 6 legal education courses in ethics within one year of such member's
 7 appointment to the zoning board of appeals. The six hours of accredited
 8 continuing legal education courses in ethics shall be completed in one
 9 hour increments. Such training shall be approved by the town board and
 10 may include, but not be limited to, training provided by a municipality,
 11 regional or county planning office or commission, county planning feder-
 12 ation, state agency, statewide municipal association, college or other
 13 similar entity. Training may be provided in a variety of formats,
 14 including but not limited to, electronic media, video, distance learning
 15 and traditional classroom training.
 16 (ii) Members of the zoning board of appeals shall complete six credit
 17 hours of accredited continuing legal education courses in ethics annual-
 18 ly thereafter. The six credit hours of accredited continuing legal
 19 education courses in ethics shall be completed in one hour increments,
 20 in the same format as provided in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph.
 21 § 4. Subdivision 7-a of section 271 o