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A09279 Summary:

BILL NOA09279
 
SAME ASSAME AS S07137
 
SPONSORKelles
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd 74, Pub Off L
 
Expands the ethical duties of public officers and employees to include compliance with the state human rights law and any policies or procedures implemented by their employer related thereto.
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A09279 Actions:

BILL NOA09279
 
02/23/2024referred to governmental operations
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A09279 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A9279
 
SPONSOR: Kelles
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public officers law, in relation to expanding the ethical duties of public officers and employees   PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To expand the ethical duties required under the public officers law to prohibit acts of harassment and discrimination.   SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends section 74 of the Public Officers Law by adding a new subdivision to expand the ethical duties of those individuals subject to the public officers law to prohibit acts of harassment or discrimi- nation, and requires those in supervisory positions to take action against acts of discrimination and harassment. Section 2 provides the effective date.   JUSTIFICATION: Albany's reputation of discrimination and harassment illustrates how inadequate our systems are in preventing and responding to misconduct. This legislation amends the Public Officers Law to make clear that acts of discrimination and harassment are a violation. Further, it requires covered individuals who work in supervisory capacities to take appropri- ate action in response to these violations. This will empower the Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government to hold public officers accountable for sexual harassment and other workplace discrimination.   PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 2022: S8412 (BIAGGI) - 3rd reading - Rules   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: TBD   EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law.
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A09279 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          9279
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    February 23, 2024
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. KELLES -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Governmental Operations
 
        AN  ACT  to  amend the public officers law, in relation to expanding the
          ethical duties of public officers and employees
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1. Section 74 of the public officers law is amended by adding
     2  a new subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
     3    3-a. Other ethical duties. It shall  be  the  ethical  duty  of  every
     4  person  subject  to  the  provisions  of this section to comply with the
     5  provisions of article fifteen of the executive law and any  policies  or
     6  procedures  implemented  by  their legislative chamber, state agency, or
     7  state office related thereto. No person shall commit an act  of  harass-
     8  ment  or  discrimination while serving in their official capacity and no
     9  such person serving in a supervisory capacity shall know of  an  act  of
    10  discrimination  or  harassment  without taking action, including but not
    11  limited to, imposing consequences on the  perpetrator  of  such  act  of
    12  discrimination  or  harassment  in  accordance  with any applicable law,
    13  rule, policy or procedure.
    14    § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
    15  have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11181-01-3
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