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                                         6761

                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y

                                    March 12, 2009
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BURLING,  BALL, CALHOUN, ERRIGO, KOLB, OAKS,
         P. LOPEZ, SPANO, TOWNSEND, WALKER, FINCH -- Multi-Sponsored by  --  M.
         of  A.  BACALLES,  DUPREY,  HAWLEY  --  read  once and referred to the
         Committee on Governmental Operations

       AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation  to  forfeiture  of
         state pension for felony convictions related to abuse of office

         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  74-b to read as follows:
    3    S  74-B.  FELONY  CONVICTIONS  OF PUBLIC OFFICERS. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
    4  OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE CONVICTION OF A PUBLIC OFFI-
    5  CER, AS DEFINED BY THIS CHAPTER, FOR ANY FELONY CRIME RELATED  TO  ABUSE
    6  OF  HIS OR HER OFFICE SHALL INCLUDE, IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER PUNISHMENT
    7  IMPOSED PURSUANT TO THIS CHAPTER, A  FORFEITURE  OF  HIS  OR  HER  STATE
    8  PENSION.
    9    S 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.





        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD06265-01-9