BILL NUMBER: S3741A
SPONSOR: FERNANDEZ
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the public officers law, in relation to required finan-
cial disclosures for certain state and legislative officials, officers
and employees
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To remove out-of-date questions from the financial disclosure form.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends the public officers law to remove question 8-b from the
financial disclosure form.
Section 2 sets forth the effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
Members of the legislature, state-wide elected officials, candidates for
office, and state employees who are designated policy makers or receive
a high salary are required to fill out an annual financial disclosure
form. The form includes questions about whether the individual is a
licensed professional and their business relationships. Question 8b,
which relates to professional business relationships, is no longer
applicable because it applies only to clients for whom services were
provided between 2012-2015. JCOPE instructs all filers to respond "N/A."
This bill would remove question 8-b to reduce confusion for filers.
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2023-2024: S6817
2021-2022: S06263A
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
TBD
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:;
This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeeding the
date on which it shall have become a law