Bill Text: NY A04551 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 4551 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Provides for mandatory training for treasurers of political committees once every three years; requires treasurers to complete such training within forty-five days after first being appointed; requires the state board of elections to provide such training in any method it determines, as well as a web-based format; makes related provisions.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to ways and means [A04551 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A04551-Introduced.html

                STATE OF NEW YORK
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            S. 3236                                                  A. 4551
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                SENATE - ASSEMBLY
                                    February 4, 2019
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        IN  SENATE  --  Introduced  by  Sen.  CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered
          printed, and  when  printed  to  be  committed  to  the  Committee  on
          Elections
        IN  ASSEMBLY  --  Introduced by M. of A. GALEF, BLAKE, SEAWRIGHT -- read
          once and referred to the Committee on Election Law
        AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to providing for mandatory
          training curriculum for treasurers of political committees
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1. The election law is amended by adding a new section 14-119
     2  to read as follows:
     3    § 14-119. Mandatory training for treasurers of  political  committees.
     4  1.  Treasurers shall, within forty-five days after being first appointed
     5  as a treasurer, complete a course of instruction provided by  the  state
     6  board  of elections on the requirements of this article and the campaign
     7  finance regulations of the board of elections.  The curriculum shall  be
     8  established  by  the state board of elections and shall not exceed three
     9  hours of instruction.
    10    2. Treasurers once every  three  years  shall  complete  a  course  of
    11  instruction  provided by the state board of elections to assist treasur-
    12  ers in continuing to comply with the requirements of  this  article  and
    13  the  campaign finance regulations of the board of elections. The curric-
    14  ulum shall be established by the state board of elections and shall  not
    15  exceed one and one-half hours of instruction.
    16    3. The state board of elections shall provide the training required by
    17  subdivisions  one  and two of this section through, in addition to other
    18  methods it may choose, a web-based recorded format.
    19    4. Upon the failure of a treasurer to complete the instruction  within
    20  the  time  required  by this section, the state board of elections shall
    21  send a delinquency notice to the treasurer on notice to the candidate or
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00242-01-9

        S. 3236                             2                            A. 4551
     1  candidates supported by the  committee,  if  applicable,  requiring  the
     2  treasurer  to come into compliance with the training obligations of this
     3  section.
     4    5.  In  lieu  of or in addition to civil penalties imposed pursuant to
     5  this article, participation in remedial training as an  alternative  may
     6  be provided for as part of a court order or settlement agreement.
     7    § 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2021.