A026-1112 An Act Concerning Public Ethics - Financial Disclosure PDF

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A026-1112

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AN ACT CONCERNING Public Ethics Financial Disclosure FOR the purpose of increasing transparency in government and reducing corruption. By Repealing and Reenacting with Amendments Article State Government Title 15 Public Ethics Subtitle 6 Financial Disclosure Section 15-606 Annotated Code of Maryland SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE MARYLAND STUDENT LEGISLATURE, that the laws of Maryland read as follows: (a) Access to statements. (1) The Ethics Commission and the Joint Ethics Committee shall maintain the statements submitted under this subtitle and, during normal office hours, make the statements available to the public for examination and copying. (2) The Ethics Commission and the Joint Ethics Committee may charge a reasonable fee and adopt administrative procedures for the examination and copying of a statement. (3) THE DEPARTMENT OF THE LEGISLATIVE SERVICES, THE ETHICS COMMISION AND THE JOINT ETHICS COMMITTEE WILL UPLOAD THE STATEMENTS TO AN APPROPRIATE STATE WEBSITE. THE WEBSITE SHALL BE EASY TO ACCESS AND NAVIGATE. (b) Requirements and notice. -(1) The Ethics Commission and the Joint Ethics Committee shall maintain a record of: (i) the name and home address of each individual who examines or copies a statement under this section; and (ii) the name of the individual whose statement was examined or copied. (2) On the request of the individual whose statement was examined or copied, the Ethics Commission or the Joint Ethics Committee shall forward a copy of that record to that individual. SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this act shall take effect January 1, 2014. MANDATES: Martin OMalley, Governor of Maryland Jamie Raskin, Chairman, Committee on Ethics Reform & Maryland State Senator, District 20 Ulyssess Currie, Maryland State Senator, District 25 Rob Garagiola, Senate Majority Leader, District 15 James N. Robey, Maryland State Senator, District 13 Guy Guzzone, Maryland State Delegate, District 13 Shane E. Pendergrass, Maryland State Delegate, District 13 Frank S. Turner, Maryland State Delegate, District 13

SPONSOR: Nicole Zimmerman, St. Marys College of Maryland

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