Title 19 Part 932

The purpose of these regulations is to effectuate the conflicts of interests provisions of the Public Officers Law and to provide an approval procedure for outside activities by policy makers, heads of State agencies, and statewide elected officials.

No individual who is subject to Public Officers Law section 74, shall engage in any outside activity which interferes or substantially conflicts with the proper and effective discharge of such individual’s official State duties or responsibilities.

Outside Activity Required Approvals/Actions A job, employment (including public employment), or business venture that generates, or is expected to generate, between $1,000 and $5,000 in compensation annually Approving authority must approve A job, employment (including public employment), or business venture that generates, or is expected to generate, more than $5,000 in compensation annually Approving authority and the commission must approve Holding elected or appointed public office (regardless of compensation) as an outside activity Approving authority and the commission must approve Serving as a director or officer of a for-profit entity (regardless of compensation) Approving authority and the commission must approve Serving as a director or officer of a not-for-profit entity Compensation is $0 - $999 annually Approval not required, but must notify approving authority in writing prior to commencing service Compensation is between $1,000 and $5,000 annually Approving authority must approve Compensation is more than $5,000 annually Approving authority and the commission must approve

In addition to any penalty contained in any other provision of law, an individual’s performance of an outside activity that is in violation of Public Officers Law section 73 or 74 may subject him to a civil penalty or other commission action. Nothing herein shall limit or prohibit the State agency, approving authority, or other appropriate entity from taking disciplinary action with respect to violations of this Part or the Public Officers Law, including a fine, suspension without pay, or removal from office or employment in the manner provided by law, regulation, or collective bargaining agreement.

The boards or councils whose officers or members are subject to section 73-a of the Public Officers Law and are not subject to section 73 of such law by virtue of their uncompensated or per diem compensation status and the commissions, public authorities, and public benefit corporations whose member or directors are subject to section 73-a of the Public Officers Law and are not subject to section 73 by virtue of their uncompensated or per diem compensation status shall adopt a code of ethical conduct covering conflicts of interest and business and professional activities, including outside activities, of such directors, members, or officers both during and after service with such boards, councils, commissions, public authorities, and public benefit corporations. Such codes of ethical conduct shall be filed with the commission.

Nothing contained in this Part shall prohibit any State agency from adopting or implementing its own rules, regulations, or procedures with regard to outside activities that are more restrictive than the requirements of this Part.