Eliminates ability of legislators to earn certain perks associated with transportation, including, but not limited to, frequent flier miles and reward points for hotel stays.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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8388
IN ASSEMBLY
January 9, 2014
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Introduced by M. of A. McLAUGHLIN, DIPIETRO, GOODELL, LALOR, TEDISCO --
Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CROUCH -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the legislative law, in relation to eliminating the
ability of legislators to earn certain perks
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 5 of the legislative law, as
2 amended by section 1 of part M-1 of chapter 407 of the laws of 1999, is
3 amended to read as follows:
4 2. Each member of the legislature shall receive payment of actual and
5 necessary transportation expenses and a per diem equivalent to the most
6 recent federal per diem rates published by the General Services Adminis-
7 tration and set forth in 41 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) Part 301,
8 App. A, while in travel status in the performance of his or her duties;
9 and such other reasonable expenses as may be necessary for the perform-
10 ance of the member's responsibilities as determined by the temporary
11 president of the senate or speaker of the assembly for their respective
12 houses; provided, however, that any perks associated with such transpor-
13 tation, including, but not limited to frequent-flier miles, or reward
14 points for hotel stays, shall be either donated to the state to lower
15 travel costs or donated to charity. The per diem allowances, including
16 partial per diem allowances, shall be made pursuant to regulations
17 promulgated by the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of
18 the assembly for their respective houses, on audit and warrant of the
19 comptroller on vouchers approved by the temporary president of the
20 senate or his or her designee and the speaker of the assembly or his or
21 her designee for their respective houses. The temporary president of
22 the senate or his or her designee and the speaker of the assembly or his
23 or her designee shall promulgate any rules necessary for the elimination
24 and control of any perks associated with transportation expenses.
25 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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