COELIG Annual Reports
Lobbying Data Reports
A chief priority for the Commission since its inception has been to increase public access to the data the Commission receives. In 2025, the Commission began releasing preliminary aggregated lobbying data analyses every two months to increase public accessibility and transparency in lobbying spending.
Lobbying data analysis is also available for client semi-annual lobbying data and annual lobbying data.
Statewide Ethics Training Reports
The Ethics Commission Reform Act of 2022 (ECRA) mandates that all executive branch state officers and employees – approximately 318,000 individuals – receive ethics training every year by attending live comprehensive ethics training biennially and taking online ethics refresher training in the intervening years. The Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (“COELIG) is the first state ethics commission in the nation that is required to implement and oversee a program of mandated live ethics training for its entire State workforce.
The expansion of mandatory ethics training ensures that all State employees are aware of their obligations under the ethics laws and directly aligns with the Commission’s mandate to foster public trust in government. ECRA provides a degree of flexibility to agency ethics officers and trainers in delivering the Comprehensive Ethics Training Course (CETC).
Publications
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State Ethics and Lobbying Laws & Regulations Handbook
This handbook contains in its entirety the State's ethics laws and regulations that apply to State officers and employees. It includes sections 73, 73-a, 74, 75, 76, 77 and 78 of the Public Officers Law, which apply to those employees who must complete the Public Officers Law Section 78 Public Officer Oath/Affirmation provided by the New York Department of State.
In addition, the handbook includes in its entirety the State's lobbying laws and regulations that apply to lobbyists, clients and others. This includes Legislative Law Article 1-A, also known as the Lobbying Act.
Also, included in the handbook are Legislative Law Article 5 section 80 (regarding the Legislative Ethics Commission),Civil Service Law Section 108 (which prohibits against certain political activities), and Legislative Law Article 5-b (which places outside income restrictions on members of the Legislature).
Finally, the handbook features Executive Law Section 94, which created the Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government.
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Revised 9/10/24
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Public Officers Law Book - Updated 2024
The Public Officers Law and other State Ethics Laws related to State Employees and Officials book contains the laws and regulations for:
-Executive Law Section 94
-Legislative Law Sections 80 & 5-B
-Public Officers Law Sections 73, 73-a, 74, 74-a - 79
-Civil Service Law Section 107 and
-Retirement and Social Security Law Article 3-B.
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2019 Ethics and Lobbying in New York State: A Comprehensive Guide
This book will serve as a reference volume for practitioners and researchers, with extensive background on the ethics and lobbying laws in New York that the Joint Commission on Public Ethics oversees and provides information, education, and advice about.
Effective through July 7, 2022
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Ethics Handbook
The Ethics Handbook is a Plain Language Guide to the Public Officers Law and Related Ethics Laws.
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Quick Reference Guide to the State's Ethics Laws
A resource for those newly employed into State service. Provides an overview of the State's ethics laws including conflicts of interest, acceptance of gifts and outside employment. Recommended for distribution for all new public sector hires.
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Responsibilities of the Agency Ethics Officer
The Public Officers Law and Commission's ethics regulations create legal obligations for both agencies and their officers and employees. For this reason, each agency should designate an Ethics Officer to provide guidance to these individuals on compliance with the ethics laws. This publication provides an overview of the role that Ethics Officers serve in that capacity.
Revised August 2022
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The Post-Employment Restrictions
Plain language guide to the restrictions that State officers and employees face once they leave State service including the two-year bar, and lifetime bars.
Revised 8/16/2022
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Plain Language Guide to Procurement Lobbying
Plain language guide about what constitutes procurement lobbying and what you can and cannot do during the procurement process.
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Contact Communications and Public Information Office
The Communications and Public Information Office is the point of contact for the public and members of the press with questions about the Commission's mission and to request access to records such as the financial disclosure statements filed by state officials and employees, the statewide elected officials, members of the Legislature and legislative employees.
New York State
Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government
540 Broadway
Albany, NY 12207