Bill Text: NY A06911 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 6911 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Prohibits the public presentation by legislators of certain funds within twenty days of the date of an election in which the legislator is a candidate.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to governmental operations [A06911 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A06911-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6911
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     April 5, 2011
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. MENG -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Governmental Operations
       AN ACT to amend the legislative law,  in  relation  to  prohibiting  the
         public presentation by legislators of certain funds within twenty days
         of  the date of an election in which the legislator is a candidate and
         in relation to requiring public hearings prior to allocation of member
         items
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  This  act  shall  be known and may be cited as the "20/20
    2  Member Items Real Reform Of Rules Act" or the "MIRROR Act".
    3    S 2. The legislative law is amended by adding two  new  sections  31-a
    4  and 31-b to read as follows:
    5    S 31-A. PUBLIC PRESENTATION OF GRANTS OR AWARDS BEFORE AN ELECTION. NO
    6  MEMBER  OF THE ASSEMBLY OR THE SENATE SHALL, WITHIN TWENTY DAYS PRIOR TO
    7  AN ELECTION IN WHICH THE MEMBER IS  A  CANDIDATE,  PUBLICLY  PRESENT  OR
    8  AWARD  ANY LEGISLATIVE GRANTS OR FUNDS OR MONIES FROM PUBLIC FUNDS ALLO-
    9  CATED THROUGH THE STATE BUDGET AS A MEMBER ITEM.
   10    S 31-B.  PUBLIC HEARINGS PRIOR TO THE ALLOCATION OF MEMBER ITEM FUNDS.
   11  1.  PRIOR TO THE ALLOCATION OF ANY LEGISLATIVE GRANTS OR  PUBLIC  MONIES
   12  OR  FUNDS DESIGNATED AS A MEMBER ITEM IN THE STATE BUDGET, THE MEMBER OF
   13  THE ASSEMBLY OR THE SENATE TO WHOM THE MEMBER ITEM  IS  ALLOCATED  SHALL
   14  CONDUCT  AND PRESIDE OVER A PUBLIC HEARING WITHIN THAT MEMBER'S DISTRICT
   15  FOR THE PURPOSES OF ALLOWING INTERESTED ORGANIZATIONS TO  PRESENT  THEIR
   16  REQUESTS FOR LEGISLATIVE GRANTS AND ALLOW THE PUBLIC TO VIEW THE PROCESS
   17  IN  WHICH  TAXPAYERS'  MONIES  ARE  DISTRIBUTED.  EACH  HEARING SHALL BE
   18  CONDUCTED NO LATER THAN TWENTY DAYS PRIOR TO THE DEADLINE OF  THE  ALLO-
   19  CATION  OF MEMBER ITEMS AND SHALL BE PUBLICIZED IN GOOD-FAITH WITHIN THE
   20  DISTRICT FOR ANY ORGANIZATIONS THAT MAY WISH TO APPLY FOR MEMBER ITEMS.
   21    2. THE MEMBER OF THE ASSEMBLY OR SENATE, OR HIS OR  HER  AGENT,  SHALL
   22  MAKE  GOOD FAITH EFFORTS TO PUBLICIZE THE TIME, DATE AND LOCATION OF THE
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD05538-01-1
       A. 6911                             2
    1  HEARING WITHIN THE DISTRICT THROUGH TELEVISION AND PRINT MEDIA,  INCLUD-
    2  ING  THE PREDOMINANT NEWSPAPER OF THE DISTRICT, WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME
    3  PRIOR TO THE DATE OF THE HEARING.
    4    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.