Sentences with phrase «requires state elected officials»

If he had decided to stay in the race, JJR would have been among the first impacted by the newly reinstated «resign - to - run» law, which requires state elected officials to resign 10 days before qualifying in a federal race.

That's the message Assemblyman Jim Tedisco (R,C,I - Glenville) and Assemblyman Dean Murray (R,C,I - East Patchogue) are sending the Governor today by announcing new legislation to require all state elected officials to lead by example and pay their taxes before they are allowed to take office and pass tax laws impacting the 19.5 million New Yorkers they represent.

Not exact matches

The bill would require the release of the state tax returns for all statewide elected officials as well as the president, himself a New York resident.

Among steps that could be taken to fight corruption, 78 percent of respondents supported requiring elected officials convicted of felonies to forfeit their state pensions.

State Senator Tony Avella, a Queens Democrat, said today he will push legislation that would require disclosure for all political consulting firms that have «substantial contact» with both elected officials and other clients.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew joined state and city elected officials, parents and education advocates on Feb. 28 to announce his support for proposed state legislation that would require elected parent councils to approve school co-locations before they could go into effect.

Turning away from the exodus state we have become and rebuilding the Empire State will require a new class of courageous elected officials of character and belief in making government stand up, protect the people, give New Yorkers opportunity and allow the economy to state we have become and rebuilding the Empire State will require a new class of courageous elected officials of character and belief in making government stand up, protect the people, give New Yorkers opportunity and allow the economy to State will require a new class of courageous elected officials of character and belief in making government stand up, protect the people, give New Yorkers opportunity and allow the economy to grow.

Due to reporting requirements for the state retirement system, the state Comptroller's Office requires elected officials to report the number of hours per day — a minimum of six hours — as well as the average number of days worked per month.

Among his recommendations, Astorino favors switching elected officials from the defined - benefit pension plan to a defined - contribution plan; replacing the per diem system for lawmaker expenses to one requiring stricter bookkeeping; and scrapping the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics in favor of a new independent ethics watchdog appointed by the judiciary.

State and city elected officials, parents and education advocates stand united outside Department of Education headquarters on Feb. 28 in favor of proposed state legislation that would require elected parent councils to approve school co-locations before they could go into efState and city elected officials, parents and education advocates stand united outside Department of Education headquarters on Feb. 28 in favor of proposed state legislation that would require elected parent councils to approve school co-locations before they could go into efstate legislation that would require elected parent councils to approve school co-locations before they could go into effect.

The Legislature in 2011 adopted an ethics overhaul measure that required greater disclosure of sources of outside income for state elected officials, as well as the creation of the latest lobbying regulator, the Joint Commission on Public Ethics.

Local elected officials who make more than $ 50,000 a year would be required to file financial disclosure statements with the state, the sources said.

Now at least one State Senator is renewing her call for Albany to end spending by so - called «ghost campaigns» belonging to retired or deceased elected officials by passing a bill requiring inactive campaign committees to give their cash to charity, the state's general fund, the State University of New York, another committee, or back to the original contribuState Senator is renewing her call for Albany to end spending by so - called «ghost campaigns» belonging to retired or deceased elected officials by passing a bill requiring inactive campaign committees to give their cash to charity, the state's general fund, the State University of New York, another committee, or back to the original contribustate's general fund, the State University of New York, another committee, or back to the original contribuState University of New York, another committee, or back to the original contributors.

The legislation would require a set number of voters to sign a petition to remove a seated elected official, with the petition signatures presented to the state Secretary of Sstate Secretary of StateState.

Under New York State law, any change in the term of a paid elected municipal official requires a public referendum.

Disclosure reports are required of all elected officials in New York State and are filed around May of the following year before being made public July 1.

Also set to be discussed at Wednesday's Rule Committee meeting, a resolution in support of state legislation to require forfeiture of pension monies for any lawmaker convicted of a felony pertaining to his or her work as an elected official.

JCOPE spokesman Walter McClure said about 30,000 elected officials, legislative staffers and state workers are required to file the forms.

The annual disclosure forms legislators are required to submit to the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics only asks the elected officials to provide income ranges, not specific dollar amounts, for their outside income as well as the value of stock and property owned by them or their spouse.

The ethics agreement will also expand disclosure requirements by political consultants who do work for elected officials as well as for clients with business before the state or local governments, and increase the number of donors to groups that perform lobbying who will be required to disclose their identities.

As new terms of office begin this year, Fischerkeller encourages us to critically focus on the uncomfortable truths often overlooked in our society that require the immediate attention and action by our elected officials, and to recognize that Our State of the Union is relevant to each of us regardless of our political affiliation.

Violation of financial disclosure law: This law requires elected state and county officials and public employees in major policy - making positions to make yearly disclosures of their private financial interests.

We require that exceptions for rules to ensure appropriate state regulation of insurance and health plans be stated in a statute or regulation, so that such exceptions will be clearly tied to statements of priorities made by publicly accountable bodies (e.g., through the public comment process for regulations, and by elected officials through statutes).