JCOPE Adopts Source of Funding Regulations, Formally Proposes Others

According to today’s New York State Register, the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) has adopted “source of funding reporting” regulations (19 NYCRR Part 938), which can be viewed here.

JCOPE also provided formal notice of the following proposed regulations:

• gift regulations applicable to state officers and employees and legislators and staff;
• regulations providing guidance and procedures regarding the acceptance of honoraria by state officers and employees;
• gift regulations applicable to lobbyists and clients; and
• regulations providing guidance and procedures regarding the acceptance of officially related travel payments and service payments.

According to its State Register filings, JCOPE does not plan to hold public hearings on any of these proposed rules.