Bill Text: NY S06449 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to requiring the commission on legislative, judicial and executive compensation to define "outside active employment" and the types of prohibited income for legislators and requires the commission to issue a report on their findings of legislative compensation and prohibited income from outside active employment.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-13 - REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS [S06449 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-S06449-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6449 IN SENATE January 13, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BONACIC -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern- ment Operations AN ACT to amend part E of chapter 60 of the laws of 2015, relating to establishing a commission on legislative, judicial and executive compensation, and providing for the powers and duties of the commis- sion, in relation to prohibiting compensation from outside active employment The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 2 of part E of chapter 60 of the laws of 2015 2 relating to establishing a commission on legislative, judicial and exec- 3 utive compensation, and providing for the powers and duties of the 4 commission is amended to read as follows: 5 § 2. 1. On the first of June of every fourth year, commencing June 1, 6 2015, there shall be established a commission on legislative, judicial 7 and executive compensation to examine, evaluate and make recommendations 8 with respect to adequate levels of compensation and non-salary benefits 9 for members of the legislature, judges and justices of the state-paid 10 courts of the unified court system, statewide elected officials, and 11 those state officers referred to in section 169 of the executive law. 12 2. (a) In accordance with the provisions of this section, the commis- 13 sion shall examine: (1) the prevailing adequacy of pay levels and other 14 non-salary benefits received by members of the legislature, statewide 15 elected officials, and those state officers referred to in section 169 16 of the executive law; and 17 (2) the prevailing adequacy of pay levels and non-salary benefits 18 received by the judges and justices of the state-paid courts of the 19 unified court system and housing judges of the civil court of the city 20 of New York and determine whether any of such pay levels warrant adjust- 21 ment; and 22 (b) The commission shall determine whether: (1) for any of the four 23 years commencing on the first of April of such years, following the year 24 in which the commission is established, the annual salaries for the EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13501-03-6