N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 19 § 932.2 - Definitions
(a) Approving
Authority, for a Policy Maker, shall mean (i) the head of a State Agency
employing such Policy Maker; (ii) the appropriate designee of the head of such
State Agency; (iii) the individual or body that has the authority to appoint
such Policy Maker to a position; or (iv) the appropriate designee of such
individual or body.
(b) Commission
shall mean the New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics and, where
applicable, its predecessor agencies.
(c) Compensation shall mean the financial
consideration received in exchange for services rendered, e.g., wages,
salaries, benefits, professional fees, royalties, bonuses, or commissions on
sales. Compensation shall also include income received from any business
venture, whether or not incorporated, that is owned or controlled by an
individual who is subject to this Part. Notwithstanding the foregoing, income
received from transactions involving such individual's own securities, personal
property, or real estate is not included in the term Compensation.
(d) Outside Activity Approval Form shall mean
a form designated by the Commission as the Outside Activity Approval Form and
available on the Commission's website.
(e) Party shall mean (i) any organization
which at the last preceding election for governor of the State of New York
polled at least fifty thousand votes for its candidate for governor; or (ii)
the national political entity affiliated with such organization.
(f) Party Committee shall mean any State
committee, county committee, and such other committee (including national
committee) as the rules of the Party may allow.
(g) Policy Maker shall mean an officer,
employee, director, commissioner, or member of a State Agency (other than a
multi-state authority) who has been determined to hold a policy-making position
pursuant to Public Officers Law § 73-a(1)(c).
(h) Political Organization shall mean any
organization that is affiliated with, or subsidiary to, a Party. The term does
not include campaign or fund raising committees.
(i) State Agency shall mean any State
department, or division, board, commission, or bureau of any State department,
any public benefit corporation, public authority, or commission at least one of
whose members is appointed by the Governor. State Agency shall also include the
State University of New York or the City University of New York, including all
their constituent units except (1) community colleges of the State University
of New York and (2) the independent institutions operating statutory or
contract colleges on behalf of the State.
(j) Statewide Elected Official shall mean the
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, or Comptroller of the State of
New York
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