Relates to requiring the joint commission on public ethics to develop and maintain a campaign finance training course and requiring all members of the legislature, their staff treasurer and all individuals running for elected office to complete the campaign finance training course.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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1993
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 18, 2019
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Introduced by Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Ethics and Internal Gover-
nance
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring the joint
commission on public ethics to develop and maintain a campaign finance
training course; and to amend the legislative law, in relation to
requiring all members of the legislature, their staff treasurer and
all individuals running for elected office to complete the campaign
finance training course
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraph (m) and subparagraph (iv) of paragraph (n) of
2 subdivision 9 of section 94 of the executive law, paragraph (m) as
3 amended and subparagraph (iv) of paragraph (n) as added by section 6 of
4 part A of chapter 399 of the laws of 2011, are amended and a new para-
5 graph (o) is added to read as follows:
6 (m) Determine a question common to a class or defined category of
7 persons or items of information required to be disclosed, where determi-
8 nation of the question will prevent undue repetition of requests for
9 exemption or deletion or prevent undue complication in complying with
10 the requirements of such section; [and]
11 (iv) if thereafter sufficient cause exists, the commission shall take
12 additional actions, as appropriate and consistent with law[.]; and
13 (o) The commission shall develop and maintain a campaign finance
14 training course for members of the legislature, their staff treasurers
15 and members of the general public running for elected office. Such
16 course shall be designed to help individuals in understanding and
17 complying with current campaign finance requirements under state law,
18 legislative rules and federal law. The course shall be available in
19 person and on the internet and shall include provisions for verifying
20 when an individual has successfully completed the course.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06340-01-9
S. 1993 2
1 § 2. The legislative law is amended by adding a new section 81 to read
2 as follows:
3 § 81. Campaign finance training course. 1. Each member of the legisla-
4 ture, their staff treasurer and any member of the general public who is
5 running for elected office shall annually complete the campaign finance
6 training course developed by the joint commission on public ethics
7 pursuant to paragraph (o) of subdivision nine of section ninety-four of
8 the executive law.
9 2. Legislators and staff treasurers shall verify the completion on his
10 or her annual legislative financial disclosure form. Members of the
11 general public running for elected office shall verify the completion on
12 his or her required campaign finance forms.
13 3. Failure to comply with the provisions of this section shall be
14 punishable by a fine of three hundred dollars. If failure is not reme-
15 died within ninety days then there will be an additional three hundred
16 dollar fine imposed.
17 § 3. This act shall take effect January 1, 2020.