New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Chapter XX - Commission on ethics and lobbying in Government
Part 931 - OFFICIAL ACTIVITY EXPENSE PAYMENTS AND SERVICE PAYMENTS TO THE STATE: LIMITATIONS AND APPROVAL
Section 931.3 - Approval Procedures
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) An official activity expense payment or a service payment must be approved by the covered person's approving authority in accordance with this Part.
(b) Within a reasonable period of time prior to engaging in the official activity, a covered person shall submit to his or her approving authority a written request to approve an official activity expense payment or service payment.
(c) The approving authority shall review a request for an official activity expense payment or service payment in accordance with the procedures and conditions set forth in this section and section 931.4 of this Part. If approved, the official activity approval shall contain the information set forth in paragraphs (1) through (5) of this subdivision:
(d) The approving authority shall retain all completed and signed official activity approvals for a period of three years from the date of the official activity for which an official activity expense payment or service payment, if any, is offered and shall be made available to the commission upon its request.
(e) The approving authority shall provide the covered person with a copy of the official activity approval.