THE PEOPLE LEAD:
Securing Introduction & Passage of the Public Trust Act & a
Constitutionally Functioning Legislature
CJA's August 13, 2013 letter to Senator George Latimer & Assemblyman
David Buchwald -- "RE:
Constituent Request
that You Introduce the Public Trust Act (Governor’s Program Bill #3),
Consistent with the Senate and Assembly Informational Guides: “How
a Bill Becomes a Law” and “The
Legislative Process and YOU”
Enclosures:
Senate guide: "How a Bill Becomes a Law"
Assembly guide: "How a Bill Becomes a Law"
Assembly guide: "The Legislative Process and YOU"
Assemby free-standing card/insert: "It Ought To Be A Law"
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Governor Cuomo's Program Bill #3 -- Public Trust Act
&
memorandum
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GOVERNOR CUOMO's PRESS CONFERENCES & DISTRICT ATTORNEY SUPPORT
VIDEO of Governor Cuomo's April 9, 2013 press conference
&
press release: "Governor
Cuomo Proposes New Class of Public Corruption Crimes"
"DA Vance Statement on Governor Cuomo's Proposed Public Trust Act"
-- April 9, 2013 press release
June 11, 2013 letter, signed by ALL 62 New York
State District Attorneys to Speaker Silver &
Senate
Majority Coalition Leaders Skelos and Klein -- "RE: Governor's Program Bill
#3: Public Trust Act"
"Manhattan
District Attorney Vance, Governor Cuomo, District Attorneys from Around the
State Urge Passage of Public Trust Act" -- June 11, 2013 press release
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CJA's FOIL Requests
Public Trust Act/Program Bill #3
CJA's July 16, 2013 FOIL request to Governor
CJA's July 25, 2013 e-mail to Governor
-- "Subject:
Where is the Governor's Acknowledgment of CJA's July 16, 2013 FOIL Request Pertaining to His Program Bill #3: 'Public Trust Act'?"
Governor's July 29, 2013 response
Governor's August 22, 2013 response
indicated website page
CJA's July 16, 2013 FOIL request to Senate
Senate's July 25, 2013 response with
Guide to Inspection & Copying
CJA's July 25, 2013 reply to Senate
-- "Subject: CJA's As-Yet Unresponded-To 2 FOIL Requests to You and Senate
Leaders -- July 16 & July 18"
CJA's August 16, 2013 e-mail to Beth Garvey, Counsel/Senate Republican
Conference -- Subject: Awaiting Your Written Responses to Our July 16th
& July 18th Letters: Gov's Program Bill #3 (Public Trust Act) & His Program
Bills #4, #5, #12"
Counsel Garvey's August 16, 2013 e-mail
CJA's July 16, 2013 FOIL request to Assembly
Assembly's July 23, 2013
response
Assembly Rule VII, Public Officers Law Sec. 88,
Guide to Inspection & Copying of Legislative
Records
Program Bills #4, #5, #12
Governor's Program Bill #4 --
Creating Enforcement Counsel at Board of Elections;
Repeal of Wilson-Pakula; Party Enrollment Deadline Change memorandum
Governor's Program Bill #5 --
Voter Registration; Ballot Access; Ballot Simplification
memorandum
Governor's Program Bill #12--
"Campaign
Finance Reform Act of 2013"
memorandum
CJA's July 18, 2013 FOIL request to Governor
Governor's July 25, 2013 response
Governor's August 22, 2013 response
indicated website page
CJA's July 18, 2013 FOIL request to Senate
Senate's July 25, 2013 response with
Guide to Inspection & Copying
CJA's July 25, 2013 reply to Senate -- "Subject: CJA's As-Yet
Unresponded-To 2 FOIL Requests to You and Senate Leaders -- July 16 & July
18"
CJA's August 16, 2013 e-mail to Beth Garvey, Counsel/Senate Republican
Conference -- Subject: Awaiting Your Written Responses to Our July 16th
& July 18th Letters: Gov's Program Bill #3 (Public Trust Act) & His Program
Bills #4, #5, #12"
Counsel Garvey's August 16, 2013 e-mail
CJA's July 18 2013 FOIL request to Assembly
Assembly's July 23, 2013
response
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CJA's e-mails "Securing
Government Integrity -- Starting with the 'Public Trust Act'"
To Assemblyman Buchwald:
CJA's July 22, 2013 e-mail
To Senator Latimer:
CJA's July 24, 2013 e-mail
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click here for:
Brennan
Center Reports -- 2004, 2006, 2008
click here for:
Temporary Senate Committee
on Rules & Administration Reform (2009) videos, transcripts,
majority & minority reports, etc.
See Committee's February 26, 2009
hearing -- including testimony of Jeremy Creelan (at 01:05 mins.)
click here for:
"Reformer
who called NY's Legislature 'dysfunctional'
will be Gov. Andrew
Cuomo's ethics czar"
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Governor Cuomo's State Senator -- Senator Greg Ball
Senator Ball's informational guide: "How
a Bill Becomes a Law"
Senator Ball's April 22, 2013 press release:
"Cut the Crap, Just Reform it":
S5305A:
"Nonpartisan Election Act"
S2654:
"Public Corruption Prevention and Enforcement Act of 2013"
S2667:
term limits
S2663:
"Pension Forfeiture for Public Misconduct Act"
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BUILDING SUPPORT
"Senator
Serrano Applauds Governor Andrew Cuomo for Introduction of the Public Trust
Act", April 9, 2013
"Senator
Kennedy: Public Trust Act is Important, Necessary Step to Crack Down on
Albany Crime Spree", April 9, 2013
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CJA's Rules Reform webpages
Rules Reform
Resource Page -- including 2004, 2006, 2008 Brennan Center Reports
Senate Rules
Reform Resource Page -- including transcripts, videos, & reports of
the 2009 Temporary Senate Committee on Rules & Administration Reform
Assembly
Rules Reform Resource Page
Championing appropriate rules &
leadership for the New York State Legislature
The People Lead -- Securing Passage of The Public Trust Act
& a Properly-Functioning Legislature
Fighting Off Progeny of the Judicial
Compensation Statute (S-2953: A-246) & Securing a Functioning Legislative
Process
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