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About the Commission
The New York State Commission on Public Integrity (“Commission”) promotes compliance with the State’s ethics and lobbying laws to foster ethical conduct and transparency in New York State’s government. Established by the Public Employee Ethics Reform Act of 2007 (“Act”), the Commission has jurisdiction over the four Statewide elected officials (Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General and Comptroller), about 250,000 Executive Branch officers and employees throughout New York State, approximately 5,000 registered lobbyists and about 3,000 registered lobby clients. With an annual budget of about five million dollars and a staff of approximately fifty-five individuals, the Commission is built upon the strong foundation established by both the former New York Temporary State Commission on Lobbying and the former New York State Ethics Commission, whose powers, duties, functions and staff, the Act transferred to the Commission. The Executive Director and all of the Commission’s staff are based in Albany, New York.
The Commission consists of thirteen members: seven members, including the Chair, are selected by the Governor and six members are appointed by the Governor on the recommendation of the Attorney General, the Comptroller, and the four Legislative Leaders. No more than four of the seven members appointed by the Governor can belong to the same political party. The Commission members serve staggered five-year terms.
The Commission conducts public meetings at least once every two months. It provides educational services and training to State officers and employees, lobbyists and clients, collects and audits statutorily-required lobbying filings and annual financial disclosure statements, makes other information and documents (e.g., notices of reasonable cause and of delinquency and settlements) readily available to the general public and the news media, provides confidential informal advice and publishes advisory opinions regarding State ethics and lobbying laws, conducts investigations of possible or alleged violations of ethics and lobbying laws, both in response to complaints and on its own initiative, adjudicates alleged violations, imposes monetary penalties, makes referrals for criminal prosecution in appropriate cases, conducts public hearings, and promulgates guidelines, rules and regulations.