New York § 133 - 133Responsibilities of the commission and its officers and employees

§ 133. 133Responsibilities of the commission and its officers and employees

§ 133. Responsibilities of the commission and its officers and employees. 1. Every commission officer or employee shall report promptly to the gaming inspector general any information concerning corruption, fraud, criminal activity, conflicts of interest or abuse by another state officer or employee relating to his or her office or employment, or by a person having business dealings with the commission relating to those dealings. The knowing failure of any officer or employee to so report shall be cause for removal from office or employment or other appropriate penalty under this article. Any officer or employee who acts pursuant to this subdivision by reporting to the gaming inspector general or other appropriate law enforcement official improper governmental action as defined in section seventy-five-b of the civil service law shall not be subject to dismissal, discipline or other adverse personnel action. 2. The commission chair shall advise the governor within ninety days of the issuance of a report by the gaming inspector general as to the remedial action that the commission has taken in response to any recommendation for such action contained in such report.